Art Crimes
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
PSA: Do Not Place Your Child in an 800-Year-Old Coffin
A sarcophagus on display at the Prittlewell Priory Museum in England was damaged when visitors did just that
The Mysterious Motives Behind the Theft of ‘The Scream’
Two versions of ‘The Scream’ have been stolen and recovered in Norway
Legal Fight Over Nazi-Looted Painting Ends After 26 Years
The heirs to the Paul Klee masterpiece, which was seized 80 years ago as "degenerate art," have finally reached a settlement with the city of Munich
New Website Tracks Paintings Provenance from Brush to Gallery Wall
<i>Mapping Paintings</i> makes it easier to figure out an artwork’s chain of ownership
Professor Helps Bust Italian Art Theft Ring
The professor noticed that a rare manuscript had been stamped with the seal of the Royal Library of Turin, leading him to believe that it had been stolen
Why It’s So Hard to Find the Original Owners of Nazi-Looted Art
International experts recently gathered at Smithsonian to discuss the state of international provenance research
Gardner Museum Offers $10 Million for Information About 1990 Heist
The museum believes that somebody, somewhere can shed light on the whereabouts of 13 missing masterpieces
Can Giving Paintings Their Own DNA Stop Art Forgery?
Science is leading the charge against copycats
Ornate Tiara, Once Worn by a Grand Duchess, Stolen From German Museum
The headpiece is adorned with 367 diamonds and has been valued at $1.31 million
Germany Will Research Stasi Art Seizures
The Nazis weren’t the only group that looted German treasures
World’s Largest Gold Coin Stolen From Berlin Museum
Thieves appear to have snuck through a window before making off with the almost 221-pound coin
Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad's Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area's rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
Man Charged After Slashing Gainsborough Painting at the National Gallery
Fortunately, preliminary reports suggest that "The Morning Walk" can be repaired
Two New Exhibitions Celebrate a Long-Lost Painting
The "Tower of the Blue Horses" is gone, but not forgotten
Co-Defendant in €100 Million Art Heist Claims He Threw Five Masterpieces in the Trash
But investigators are skeptical
Police Recover More Than 3,500 Stolen Artifacts in Europe
Operation Pandora involved 18 nations and pan-European police agencies to recover paintings, coins and artifiacts
Poland Gets a da Vinci at a Big Discount
The world famous Princes Czartoryski Foundation was recently acquired by the Polish government for a fraction of its value
Reclaiming Nazi-Looted Art Is About to Get Easier
HEAR Act removes legal loopholes that prevented victims of Nazi art plunder to restore what’s rightfully theirs
One of Rome’s Most Famous Sculptures Has Been Vandalized
Bernini’s “Elephant and Obelisk” is missing part of its tusk
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