GTA Online’s New Heist “The Kortz Center Heist” Arrives July 14 — the First Big Job in ~6 Years: Steal Masterpieces from a Museum
Rockstar has officially announced that GTA Online’s new heist mission, “The Kortz Center Heist,” will be released on July 14. The setting is the Kortz Center, a museum in Los Santos. As the first all-new major heist since Cayo Perico — roughly six years — it’s seen as one of the last big updates before GTA6’s November 19 launch. GTA6 FEED has summarized what it is and the key points for preparing.
This article is based on information as of July 10, 2026.
What Kind of Heist Is It
It releases July 14 on all platforms (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC). The target is the Kortz Center, a museum perched on the hills of Pacific Bluffs. It’s a landmark that has existed on the map since 2013 but was never enterable, and it’s also where a tense standoff took place near the end of GTA5’s story. This is a multi-stage heist to steal the masterpieces held inside.
[Image blocked: The crew flees the Kortz Center museum with the loot, shaking off pursuing helicopters and police]
The flow is: scope out the facility, choose your method of entry, infiltrate, and escape with the loot. This is the same structure as the Cayo Perico and Diamond Casino heists — both among the most-replayed, most-popular content in GTA Online. You can take it on solo or with a crew of up to four. The more teammates, the easier it is to carry out more loot; solo is harder but the per-person cut is larger (this, too, mirrors Cayo Perico).
What the Host Needs: a Mansion and an Art Studio
To host this heist as the leader, you’ll need a mansion property and the newly added Art Studio expansion.
[Image blocked: The forger who lives in the Art Studio, making the fakes (forgeries) used to swap out the stolen originals]
A forger lives in the Art Studio, producing the fakes (forgeries) used to swap for the stolen originals. It doubles as your planning hub: the more prep you do, the more equipment and skills are stocked, and at the finale you assemble your loadout from them. During the heist, Raf acts as your contact, sharing recon and key intel, and the mansion’s AI assistant also helps.
The primary target painting you steal can be cashed out by selling it to the fence Mr. Faber’s clients, or you can keep it and hang it in your own mansion. On top of that, the paintings available to steal rotate — three new ones each week — giving you a reason to replay.
[Image blocked: An example of a stealable painting. Stolen originals can be sold to a fence for cash or kept and displayed in your mansion]
The New Car and Other Additions
The update also adds new vehicles. The headliner, the Grotti Veleno GT, can be claimed for free at the Vinewood Car Club showroom from July 14 if you’re a GTA+ member. General sale is a week later, so members get it early. Beyond that, new supercars and vehicles compatible with Drift and Hao’s Special Works are added, along with a planned update to the Rockstar Mission Creator and more.
[Image blocked: The headline new car, the Grotti Veleno GT. GTA+ members can claim it free from July 14, with general sale a week later]
Prep: the Fine Art Collector Program (Through July 13)
Ahead of the release, a free prep event, the “Fine Art Collector Program,” is running through July 13. The main rewards you can earn are as follows.
- Log in and play GTA Online by July 13: GTA$500K and the armored limousine Benefactor Turreted Limo (fitted with a roof-mounted machine gun).
- Clear any one heist during the period: an additional GTA$1M and the NOOSE Special Forces outfit. That brings the total to up to GTA$1.5M.
- Mansion owners who play by July 13: earn the higher “Elitist” status, which grants a free Annihilator Stealth helicopter, a GTA$1M discount on the Art Studio expansion, a Kortz Center statue, and the chance to steal high-value paintings.
- GTA+ members: a GTA$2M discount on a Prix Luxury Real Estate mansion.
The two-tier rewards above are granted within 72 hours of meeting the conditions, and the “Elitist” portion can be claimed after the heist launches.
Payouts Are Still Unconfirmed
One caveat worth noting. The payout you earn from the heist proper has not been officially revealed and won’t be until the July 14 launch. Because it shares the same multi-stage structure as the Cayo Perico and casino heists, it’s expected to be roughly on par with those (around GTA$1M to several million per run), but that’s pure speculation. Any specific figures circulating before launch should be treated as estimates.
Where It Sits, and What to Do Now
What draws attention to this heist is its scale and its timing. As the first all-new major heist since Cayo Perico in December 2020 — about six years — the intervening GTA Online has mostly been drip-fed vehicles and business tweaks. With GTA6’s launch (November 19) approaching, this looks to be one of the last big updates capping off the online mode, and many take it as a fitting finale. The press-release headline “The Next Big Score,” evoking GTA5’s endgame heist “The Big Score,” has also become a talking point.
As for practical prep, first knock out the prep event. Logging in and clearing one heist nets up to GTA$1.5M and an armored limo essentially for free, so there’s no downside to getting it done by July 13. On the other hand, if you want to host the heist yourself, a mansion and Art Studio are required — a considerable outlay, and the heist’s payout is still unconfirmed. If you plan to run it often, it’s well worth the investment; if you only play occasionally, the safe move is to hold off and decide after launch, once the actual earnings are known.