A valuable 210-kilogram book with a cover by Salvador Dalí is stolen from a French museum

Updated 2026-10-07 · told from many outlets at once

A 150-kilogram book cover designed by Salvador Dalí was stolen from a museum in Issoire, France.

• A book cover designed by Salvador Dalí was stolen from a museum in Issoire, France.
• The cover, designed and sculpted by Dalí, weighs 150 kilograms.
• The piece weighs 150 kilograms.
• Christian Karoutzos acquired the work in 2003.

Outlets: El Mundo (Portada), El Universal (Mundo), Estadão, Il Post, La Croix, La Vanguardia, Le Parisien, RTP Notícias, g1

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