Visitors admire stolen and returned pieces of jewelry in the Green Vault

History of the criminal case as part of the exhibition

In front of the wall display case with the diamond rose and diamond set and the brilliant-cut jewelry of the queens, an almost reverent silence prevailed on Wednesday shortly after the world-famous museum on the first floor of the Residenzschloss opened. People read with interest the story of the criminal case, which made international headlines, described digitally on a stele next to it, and looked at the loot for a long time. From Thursday, the opening hours are extended until 8.00 pm. Access is only possible with timed tickets and is timed to protect the exhibits from several centuries, some of which are standing freely on consoles. 1,000 free tickets for September, which SKD drew online, were gone on Tuesday evening, as a spokeswoman reported.

Some prominent objects still missing

The historical display case, which was badly looted by the jewel thieves on the night of November, had already been repaired and reinstalled almost a year and a half later. Only the pieces of the diamond and diamond sets that the thieves spared, or that they were unable to get hold of through the holes carved into the glass with an axe, were left in their original places: buttons, buckles and pearl necklaces. Now many gaps have been filled, but three prominent objects with large stones have continued to disappear - including the epaulette with the "Saxon White", a brilliant-cut diamond of almost 50 carats, which experts consider to be one of the world's most important diamonds.

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