Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
July 26, 2026

France’s Museum Security Crisis Deepens with the Theft of the Vix Torc

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  One of the most celebrated surviving masterpieces of Celtic goldwork discovered has been stolen from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, (For...
July 8, 2026

Inside the Musée Lalique Burglary: Loaned Jewels, Security Gaps, and Unanswered Questions

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Following the early morning burglary at the  Musée Lalique  in Wingen-sur-Moder on Sunday, 5 July 2026, further attention is now turning not...
July 6, 2026

Musée Lalique Targeted in Early Morning Jewellery Burglary in France

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The Musée Lalique in Wingen-sur-Moder, Alsace, was targeted in an early morning burglary on Sunday, 5 July 2026, with thieves reportedly ste...
February 12, 2026

Subsidising Uncertainty: Who Pays For Bad Provenance?

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Last Fall, the French Ministry of Culture took a notable step toward strengthening accountability in the museum sector by preparing a compre...
November 25, 2025

Last Alleged Member of Louvre Strike Team Caught as Paris Police Make Four New Arrests

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According to Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau , four additional arrests have been made in connection with the high-profile jewellery r...
October 26, 2025

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with the Louvre Museum Jewel Heist

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One week after the dramatic 19 October 2025 jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, French investigators have reportedly identified suspects throu...
October 19, 2025

Jewel Heist at the Musée du Louvre

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The Crown Jewels Display Cases Room 705, Denon Wing, Level 1 Image Credit Musée du Louvre As reported by France's interior minister Laur...
June 12, 2025

Crime Pays in Versailles: Bill Pallot’s Fake-Chair Scandal and Its Broader Lessons

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From the opulence of Louis XIV to the refined lines of the Directoire style, ARCA rarely turns its lens on the scandals of the antique furni...
November 22, 2024

This week's Hiéron Museum theft: Once, Twice, Three times a problem

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The Musée du Hiéron is a gem in Paray-le-Monial,  a town known for its medieval architecture and religious history.  Located in the heart of...
February 1, 2023

Ukraine very own, "Arsène Lupin" is sentenced to five years in French prison

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In 2018 a painting Le Port de La Rochelle by French Neo-Impressionist painter Paul Signac was stolen from the Musée de Beaux-Arts in the ci...
October 28, 2021

After 130 years, what (limited) cultural property is finally going home to Benin

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Sometimes when a country fights for their cultural property it is not about the monetary value, but about its cultural significance.  Below ...
June 23, 2020

The Cost of Trinkets: France detains five art market actors in relation to a network believed to be trafficking in conflict antiquities

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Between Monday and Tuesday, law enforcement authorities in France have detained five individuals, bringing them in for questioning in r...
November 4, 2019

The cathedral of Oloron-Sainte-Marie was attacked in a smash and grab

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In the early morning of November 4th, robbers committed a smash and grab robbery at the Cathedral Sainte-Marie d'Oloron located in ...