Showing posts with label art vandalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art vandalism. Show all posts
December 10, 2023

Acquittal and Mental Health Intervention: US Citizen Behind Israel Museum Vandalism Case

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In an unusual court ruling, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court has acquitted forty-year-old Stephen Edward Porth, the American citizen fro...
December 19, 2020

Unsolved string of incidents at multiple museums, vandalising more than 100 objects, in Germany

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Last October the museum world was shocked by mysterious vandalism of sixty objects in four hours at three prominent German museums on Berlin...
April 10, 2020

While the world is shuttered for COVID-19 vandals and thieves can exploit opportunities

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The city of Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi is angry , and not without good cause.  Sometime, last sunday evening despite the stay at...
August 12, 2019

More from the Rogues' Gallery - An orphaned William Ashford painting, stolen in 2006, returns home.

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Some art thieves are savvy characters, others are...let's just say, special. By December 2018, burglar, petty criminal, art and bo...
July 28, 2019

Conference: 5th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium - Save the Date and Call for Presentations

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Image Credit:  City Gallery Wellington Event:    ArtCrime2019 - the 5 th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium Location:  City Galle...
December 6, 2018

From the Rogues' Gallery: The interesting life of Andrew Shannon, convicted (again) in Dublin for possessing a stolen painting

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Some art thieves are savvy characters, others are, lets just say, special. As of this week, burglar, petty criminal, art, and book thi...
May 6, 2018

Arrest warrant issued for UK suspect in 2017 Aspen Gallery Vandalism

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One year ago, on Tuesday May 02, 2017, a man wearing sunglasses and a cap entered the Opera Gallery in Aspen, Colorado and slashed a £2.16 ...
July 14, 2016

“What light through yonder window breaks?” The Case of Corey Menafee and a stained glass window at Yale University

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In history as today, vandalism is an act imbued with meaning and the gap between how heritage professionals react to deliberate damage of a...
December 16, 2014

Essay: Bringing Art to the Masses, With Limited Success in Rome

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Image Credit: Roma Capitale By Lynda Albertson It was an initiative to bring the museums to the streets and the streets to ...
January 25, 2014

Damage to Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art: Why Does Art Always Take in on the Chin?

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By Lynda Albertson, ARCA's CEO As news of the explosion affecting Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art has spread and images...
August 16, 2011

Washington Post: "Museums' fine art of protecting masterpieces" include Art Guard monitors

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Journalist Emily Wax reports for the Washington Post about the ways museums try to protect their displayed works from vandalism, including t...
June 26, 2011

History of Art Vandalism: The 1985 Destruction of Rembrandt's "Danaë" at The Hermitage Museum

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Rembrandt's Danaë , Oil on Canvas, 185x202.5 cm The State Hermitage Museum by Kirsten Hower, ARCA Blog Contributor While Greek...
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