The Association for Research into Crimes against Art's art crime blog is dedicated to uncovering, analysing, and reporting on art crime in all its forms: from museum thefts and forgeries to looting and illicit trafficking. Our volunteer writers are cultural heritage professionals who volunteer their expertise to bring depth, accuracy, and context to stories that often go overlooked by mainstream media or are covered only superficially.  

Each article on our blog helps raise awareness about the vulnerabilities facing the world’s shared artistic legacy and the ongoing efforts to protect it. For example in the last ten days ARCA has written several blog posts on the topic of the jewel heist at the Musée du Louvre, its aftermath, the arrests of suspects, and some analysis of museum thefts as can be seen here:

Jewel Heist at the Musée du Louvre;

France's Louvre museum is not the only museum which has been robbed of its gold and jewel finery, here are 20 others;

Beyond the “Dr. No” Myth: Rethinking Who Steals from Museums like the Louvre and Why;

Balancing Beauty and Risk: The Challenge of Museum Security in Historic Buildings;

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with the Louvre Museum Jewel Heist;

Breakthrough in Louvre Crown Jewels Theft: Five New Arrests

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One of ARCA's overly-caffeinated crotchety ole journalists.