The $600,000,000 Art Heist

in 1990 there were 13 masterpieces that were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Over 30 years later and the culprits remain a mystery. This is the story of what happened.
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[@poruks7745]

I hope you keep making these videos. Views have been way down since the controversy but the videos are still the same or even better. The algorithm will find you once again

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

No they don't deserve the views.

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

@@lemn9365 whoops

[@E-Eyes]

@@bevanmcnicholl2525 what do you mean? The guy behind the scam is no longer a part of the channel

[@jeffiot]

@Bevan McNicholl I do not understand this take. As a member of the team, I have (along with the others, but I can only speak for myself) worked very hard on this video for over a month. Everything from audio recording to 3D animations and effects composting takes a lot of time and effort. Why do you think we don't "deserve" views? Because my former boss, who immediately afterwards severed ties with the channel and has nothing to do with me or the other editors of this video, pulled a shady move that we had nothing to do with? The person who fucked up is not a part of this channel anymore, and despite not having anything to do with it we've stilled apologized for what went down. Those of us left just like making content, that's all we wanna do.

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

@@jeffiot Hmm maybe a rebrand is needed?

[@julian4868]

interesting fact about the museum: to this day, they have the empty frames of the stolen pieces still hanging on the walls, in the hopes that they be returned one day. as a Bostonian, I appreciate this video a lot, lol. great work as usual :)

[@cromtrubeenus5372]

It's more to do with Isabella Gartner's final will. They're not allowed to move the frames because they're not supposed to change the layout in any significant way because of her original vision for the museum (her life story is wild). That's also why that museum is laid out the way it is with absolutely no labels on most of the artworks. That's why they built an extra building next door to do rotating exhibits and they only have one room that they made significant exhibit changes to and that was after a push by the new head of the museum to put local artists inside the house. I'm still surprised noone tried taking the Michelangelo sketches that are just sitting in a cabinet in the 2nd floor closet room (yes that is real)

[@fredobboostin7845]

These new videos are garbage

[@ivebecomesomethingdifferen2555]

ive been to the museum as well, and theres a lot of pieces i find that i find odd that they didnt steal. Its really something else, actually visiting the museum.

[@paxhumana2015]

I am convinced that it was an inside job, hence why the people were never caught.

[@mariebarker4499]

Make sure you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour! He is coming soon! Please don't be left behind! Accept and believe in Jesus Christ! John 3:16, Revelation 20:15, 1 Corrinthians 15 1-4

[@Binusarn]

Its funny to think that the 2 thief's could be watching this video right now and chuckling at it

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

They're probably dead. It has been 33 years.

[@Honest_Abe1]

@@ThePeterDislikeShow also one guy got shot for bragging about having the paintings. And after all a person can’t snitch if they are dead.

[@occcomic]

The disrupt team is something else, the editing, the storytelling, everything about it is just amazing Edit: bro i get it, someone on the team tried to sell the channel, but that was a year ago and they’re gone now

[@UJustGotGamed]

if only they were ethical lol

[@awsome14619]

@@UJustGotGamed the co owner was. The other co owner told everyone what was happening and was transparent about the whole thing.

[@rachelblake2350]

Well, apart from that time they tried to scam their audience.

[@occcomic]

@@rachelblake2350 wait what happened?

[@rachelblake2350]

@@occcomic last year a member of the team was in serious debt, so tried to sell the channel to his audience as an NFT.

[@xsforreal]

I'm just amazed that a museum with this much prized artwork only had 2 security guards

[@ivaneyherabide3204]

I was thinking the same thing, besides it's not a small building that you can patrol easily so you could get away with two guards

[@my1545]

Paintings may be worth a lot legally but illegally they are very cheap relatively.

[@holliday72889]

It is very hard to sell stolen art work. Paying a crazy amount of money for something you have to hide, and never talk about, is a hard sell. Art heist for financial gain has never made sense to me. You could probably find Chinese buyers these days tho

[@realneth]

@@holliday72889 My guess is they were sold off to Saudi or Russian Oligarchs. Chinese is a possibility too

[@dembrosstudios2076]

They were running low on funding as most of the funding came from the founder Isabella Guardner I belive

[@iGrom]

I miss the days before the controversy, but the content on this channel is still legendary.

[@anubis4496]

Content hasn't changed much, the views tho.. Dammmm

[@sergeasmar6700]

What controversy?

[@10kirneh]

@@sergeasmar6700 Previous main narrator guy did some sketchy crypto thing and then parted ways with the Disrupt team.

[@sergeasmar6700]

@@10kirneh I see.. cheers man

[@Commrade-DOGE]

@@10kirnehah. So it’s cool to stay subbed?

[@torzee6489]

Oh my god it's been forever since these guys made a video and I'm so happy they're back , the ones about all those viruses and hackers are so good and I'm guessing this one's no different. Only top tier content from these lads

[@WispyEmbers]

That would be due to the previous VA trying to steal money from the fan base to pay off a debt

[@zorinzorinzorin5243]

@@WispyEmbers important note, he was a co-founder of the company (and primary owner of the channel) not just some VA. Everything else you said is true though.

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

So you like content creators who scam their audience to pay off their debts? Wow.

[@buddha508]

based franz profile

[@youngedit494]

Might have good videos but the guy behind it all is 500k in debt and he stole 500k from the viewers lmaoo

[@Venom17250]

If you want an other art heist check the 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery. 18 art pieces were stolen, the thieves also stole 38 pieces of jewellery and figurine, for a total of 2 000 000$ (around 14 200 800$ today). The three robbers entered the museum by a skylight that had been covered by a plastic sheet in the course of some ongoing work. One of them was armed with a pump action shotgun and another with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun. All three guards were overpowered and taken to a lecture hall where they were bound and gagged. The three suspect were never found.

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5:33 I love that you’ve included the original security camera recordings

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LMAO

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Gorgeous production quality as usual. Makes me excited to see the Disrupt channel is constantly growing. 👏

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

So you like content creators who scam their audience to pay off their debts? Wow. Pathetic

[@Riftio617]

66k views what happened?

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@@Riftio617 Metaverse & Investment Controversy

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[@BradGryphonn]

This was worth the wait. Brilliantly told and produced.

[@FredTheRed27]

Praying these videos will get the attention they deserve, keep fighting for your channel man

[@greglane334]

Loving that you guys haven't given up on the channel. Great vid, looking forward to more

[@FadedQuartz]

the quality of every part of this video is amazing, Im so happy you guys are still creating content

[@briannamyo]

You never know, this video may somehow stimulate the recovery of the paintings.

[@Normium]

This is probably the best Disrupt video so far. Story, editing & cinematography wise. The editing, the effects are so well done. It was actually a pleasure watching this. Disregarding for now, the controversy that stained the channels reputation. Thumbnail it self is also perfect, definitely like the colour pallet. And last, this video is really immersive & engaging. I also want to compliment the improved audio quality, compared to the Wojtek video. Can't wait for Disrupt to get through it's redemption arc & become even better than before.

[@OfficiallySnek]

This is the best video done on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist, great job Disrupt! If you want to lean more about this, search up "'Last Seen': Season 1 WBUR" as it is a podcast that extensively covered this topic

[@mikevids8107]

there’s a good documentary on Netflix too

[@gian.4388]

@@mikevids8107 Fuck Netflix tbh

[@SnailHatan]

At least they didn’t steal all of those beautiful Bored Apes. That would have been an international tragedy

[@NerdifyMe]

The burglars looked so goofy when they were walking down the hall

[@optimo1237]

Its a real pleasure to see you back without that piece of work with you, i hope you and the team all the best.

[@kateapple1]

HE isn’t coming back. They fired him as the face of the channel

[@optimo1237]

@@kateapple1 Oh sorry i wasnt talking about that piece of work

[@anubis4496]

​@@optimo1237 wtf are u talking about then 😅

[@ghost95959]

what a disgusting thing to say, wow.

[@dretly]

Who?

[@metaj7959]

Keep the great content coming, I don't miss Jack or his presence on the channel at all to be honest. I'm here for the content itself and y'all are still crushing it.

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You always go above and beyond! This far surpasses the quality i'd expect for free. Everything is so captivating, it feels literally like a movie!

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I'm not surprised that Jeffiot is responsible for the incredible creativity in the video, his content is extremely high quality

[@neskey]

the audio work is absolutely the best on this whole site. I can't begin to describe it. seriously whoever did this I love you

[@trentgrigsby333]

Here is his YT channel www.youtube.com/@jeffiot

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Glad your vids are popping back into my feed recommendations

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As someone applying to film schools at the moment and finally getting comfotable with After Effects seeing your sped up work flow through your timeline has to some of the most beautiful footage to see. This is my first video here but will 100% not be my last due to the sheer quality and effort put into this video. Love the work, please keep it up!

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[@existential.e]

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[@rem672]

It’s so sad to think about such valuable art being gone probably forever and the legacy of these amazing artists being lost

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Your content has never been better keep up the great work disrupt team!

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Your visual style is a true masterpiece!

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[@chairsdotnet5188]

This is good and all but imo what's missing is the sfx from all the previous videos. It felt SO atmospheric like I was actually there. It's just some music and some cool visuals along with a the other co founder. Nothing's cinematic without sound. The other guy had an amazing voice that went extremely well with the videos. Just doesn't feel the same but that's just my take.

[@danielmoore2065]

Agreed. Miss Jack.

[@Hbeanz1017]

@@danielmoore2065 he was trying to use his community lmao. you miss him?

[@fidelio9301]

@@Hbeanz1017Yeah because he was better at making videos 😆

[@Hbeanz1017]

@@fidelio9301 apparently not good enough given he was buried in debt

[@fidelio9301]

@@Hbeanz1017 Well he was good enough, the videos were amazing. He wasn’t buried in debt. Seriously why does nobody know what happened in the comments? He wanted to buy out the channel from this guy doing the voice now. That guy didn’t want to sell, but he agreed for some reason, then he tried to get us to pay for it through that shares scheme to own 100% of the channel. He created a debt that never existed prior. He wasn’t forthcoming about it. He acted like he was already in debt.

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I'm loving the little behind the scenes editing that you guys put in at the end,amazing work video you guys did!

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music at the end was AGST - Ultimatum

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Your videos are second to none, I crave for more.

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Please make more of this, this was one of my all time favorites! More heist videos!

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I'm glad you guys are back at it :)

[@ballingbean]

I've been to this museum. Its cool how they leave the painting frames empty

[@beloveddoubt]

11:05 also i never thought i’d see makima in a disrupt video…

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I actually JUST went to that museum when I went to visit Boston! So cool you made an episode about this robbery!

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[@notleoso]

Those art piece are now on the wall of some mega billionaire

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What a mystery! Glad you guys are making vids, this one sounded different, real sincere somehow.

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After the disrupt drama, and seeing no sources anywhere clear, I feel like I can't watch this :/

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Fantastic video, as always, on all fronts. Great job, team. Looking forward to new videos. Question. What's the outro music?

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I’ve been a longtime fan of Disrupt and it saddens me to see you on this downward spiral. I would love to keep supporting this channel, but the videos haven’t been the same ever since Jack had to go. To me it feels like he was the glue and the production felt way more coherent and thematic. Also the subjects of your videos I found more interesting and engaging (e.g. this story have already been covered in a more detailed Netflix documentary). Not trying to defend Jack, but I can definitely feel his lack of presence affects my deep rooted love for this channel. Hope you guys the best!

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