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The Theft of Villena's Treasure, a Blow that Exposes the Safety of Armored Glass, Thermal Barriers and Seismic Sensors

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The Museum of Villena remains closed indefinitely as the Civil Guard tracks the cracks in the protection system of one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age archaeological findsEight minutes to steal the 'Treasure of Villena', one of Europe's most valuable archaeological finds A structure of 25 square meters of surface, three meters high, double steel sheet roof 10 millimetres thick and a door with five high security anchor points. That was the b…

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The Museum of Villena remains closed indefinitely as the Civil Guard tracks the cracks in the protection system of one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age archaeological findsEight minutes to steal the 'Treasure of Villena', one of Europe's most valuable archaeological finds A structure of 25 square meters of surface, three meters high, double steel sheet roof 10 millimetres thick and a door with five high security anchor points. That was the b…

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The socialist mayor Fulgencio Cerdán reduced the departure by 2026, and the Treasury of Villena had no high security showcase and at night there was no surveillance, the company televised by cameras

·Madrid, Spain
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The 'populars' call for the creation of an urgent municipal commission to audit the surveillance protocols, while the formation of Abascal ...

·Madrid, Spain
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The theft of much of the Treasure of Villena has reopened the debate on the protection of municipal museums. The assault, which occurred in the early morning of August 27, affected one of the most important prehistoric ensembles in Europe. The authors accessed the Museum of Villena through a window and acted for a few [...]

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The mayor of Villena, Fulgencio Cerdán, has demanded this Sunday the return of the stolen pieces of the Treasure of Villena and La Morenica during statements made to INFORMATION in the middle of Rome. "Let the stolen thing be returned, what is ours, what is of the people and of the city, as soon as possible," he said.

The assault on the bunker of the Villena Museum in just eight minutes exposes the certified security system and keeps the hall of the Villena Treasury closed. La entrada El robo del Tesoro de Villena in 8 minutes evidences security flaws and keeps in check the recovery of 66 pieces aparece primero en Moncloa.

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El Debate broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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