Art Crimes
The Lost Maidens of Berlin
A decades-long quest for one of the most intriguing artworks looted by the Nazis leads to the courtyard of a posh hotel in the German countryside
New Court at the Hague Will Deal Exclusively with Art Disputes
Cases brought before the Court of Arbitration for Art will be decided by specialist art lawyers
Digital Forensics Reconstructs Seven Lost Masterpieces
Artwork by Van Gogh, Klimt, Monet and more have been painstakingly remade by Factum Arte for a new television series
Ancient Statue Destroyed by ISIS Resurrected in London—With a Twist
Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz has created a reproduction of the statue using 10,500 date syrup cans
Artifacts Stolen in Massive Archaeological Theft Recovered in Canterbury
Police have recovered most of the 2,000 coins, bones, beads and other items lifted from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust in January
Investigators Crack Down on Fraudulent Native American Jewelry
In April, Albuquerque jewelry dealer Nael Ali is set to be sentenced under the 1935 Indian Arts and Crafts Act
How U.S. and German Art Experts Are Teaming Up to Solve Nazi-Era Mysteries
Specialists in WWII art loss and restitution discuss provenance research
Stolen Degas Found in Luggage Compartment of French Bus
No one claimed the suitcase containing "Les Choristes" stolen from a Marseille Museum in 2009
‘Lost’ Klimt Drawing Found in Cupboard of Museum Personal Assistant
The recovered work is now on view at Austria's Lentos Museum in a show marking the centenary of the deaths of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Koloman Moser
What to Know About 5Pointz Graffiti Collective's Big Win at Court
A federal judged ruled Monday on the whitewashing of the internationally known graffiti site by a New York developer
The Louvre Puts Nazi-Looted Art in Public Eye in Effort to Find Rightful Heirs
The museum hopes the initiative will help connect the works to their legitimate owners. But critics say the move is too little, too late
Indian Jewels Swiped From Venice Museum in “Movie-Worthy" Heist
The thieves reportedly deactivated the alarm system and walked off with the goods in broad daylight
Speak Now: Reward for Biggest Art Heist in History Gets Cut in Half on New Year's
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hoped the $10 million reward would shake loose new clues in the 27-year-old crime
After Heavy Criticism, German City's Exhibition on Jewish Art Dealer Is Back On
Officials said the previously cancelled show will be put on view in a “more complete and revised form” at a later date
Manhattan DA Launches First Antiquities Trafficking Unit
The unit will investigate the uptick in looted artifacts flooding the antiquities market
Most Antiquities Sold Online Are Fake or Illegal
Social media and ISIS have combined to flood the web with thousands of questionable artifacts
The Public Can Finally See Works From the Infamous Nazi-Looted Art Trove
Two exhibitions are exploring the treasures and context behind the cache of "degenerate" art uncovered in a Munich apartment in 2012
Roman Mosaic, Long Used as a Coffee Table, Returned To Italy
The mosaic hails from a “pleasure ship” built by the notorious emperor Caligula
Home Is Where the Corpse Is—at Least in These Dollhouse Crime Scenes
Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies" exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft
European Summit to Discuss the Return of Looted West African Art
Treasures taken by a British invasion in 1897 could return to Nigeria as a permanent exhibition
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