Art Crimes
The U.S. Returns More Than 900 Stolen Artifacts to Mali
American authorities seized the presumably looted objects, which were listed as replicas, in 2009
A Mosaic From Caligula's 'Pleasure Boat' Spent 45 Years as a Coffee Table in NYC
Authorities returned the ancient artwork, now on view at a museum near Rome, to Italy following a multi-year investigation
A Painting Stolen in East Germany's Biggest Art Heist May Be a Rembrandt
An exhibition at Schloss Friedenstein addresses two art history mysteries: one about the 16th-century Dutch portrait and another about the 1979 theft
For Harry Houdini, Séances and Spiritualism Were Just an Illusion
The magician spent years campaigning against fraudulent psychics, even lobbying Congress to ban fortune-telling in D.C.
Hidden Sketch Reveals a More Traditional Version of Edvard Munch's Sensual 'Madonna'
A chance discovery suggests the woman's provocative pose was originally somewhat subdued
Trove of Artifacts, Many Recovered From Abroad, Traces 4,000 Years of Mexican History
A new exhibition in Mexico City features 1,525 objects linked to the Maya, Toltec, Teotihuacán, Aztec and Mixtec cultures
Artist Takes Museum's $84,000, Returns With Blank Canvases Titled 'Take the Money and Run'
Jens Haaning says he has no plans to repay the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, which expected him to incorporate the cash into a new artwork
Did Peter Paul Rubens Really Paint 'Samson and Delilah'?
A.I. analysis renews doubts over the authenticity of a star painting in the London National Gallery's collection
Colonial-Era Papers Stolen From Mexico's National Archive Return Home
The documents, many of which are directly linked to conquistador Hernán Cortés, were smuggled out of the country and auctioned in the U.S.
Viking Map of North America Identified as 20th-Century Forgery
New technical analysis dates Yale's Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested
Smuggled Gilgamesh Dream Tablet Returns to Iraq
Forfeited by Hobby Lobby in July, the ancient artifact will be repatriated in a ceremony held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Ornate Medieval Shield Looted by the Nazis Will Be Returned to the Czech Republic
Created in the 16th century, the intricately decorated piece of armor was once owned by Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Israeli Investigators Seize Ancient Coins Looted From Archaeological Sites
The stolen artifacts were found in the Bnei Brak home of an individual suspected of antiquities trafficking
Thieves Attempt to Steal a Monet From a Dutch Museum—but Drop It Mid-Escape
The would-be robbers tried to take an 1871 landscape by the French Impressionist from the Zaans Museum in Zaandam
Banksy Murals in England Defaced, Removed Just Days After Appearing
Vandals targeted two scenes in the street artist’s latest series. Local officials covered up two others
Mexican Archaeologists Rebury Tunnel Adorned With Aztec Carvings After Losing Funding
Costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic have placed the preservation project on an indefinite hold
Why Germany's Newly Opened Humboldt Forum Is So Controversial
Critics cite the Berlin museum's ties to the country's colonialist past
Why the Vegetable Seller in This 450-Year-Old Painting Isn't Smiling Anymore
Restoration revealed that a grin had been added to the original—and brought experts closer to identifying the work's creator
When the Monuments Men Pushed Back Against the U.S. to Protect Priceless Art
A new show spotlights the scholars who protested the controversial, post-war American tour of 202 German-owned artworks
How a Self-Professed 'Art Freak' Pulled Off a Bold Heist at Greece's National Museum
Greek police recovered two paintings by Picasso and Mondrian, stolen 9 years ago in an early morning caper, after a 49-year-old man confessed to the crime
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