November 2, 2011

Underwater Cultural Heritage: "Keeping the Lid on Davy Jones' Locker: A Conference on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage from Titanic to Today

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Tomorrow begins a conference in Washington DC to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, "Keeping the Lid on Davy Jon...
October 28, 2011

Sûreté du Québec Police's Art Crime Enforcement Unit reports three paintings by Marc-Auréle Fortin and one painting by Rolland Montpetit have been stolen

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Painting by Fortin reported stolen by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief Sûreté du Québec Police's Art Crime Enfo...
October 27, 2011

German Art Forger and Three Associates Sentenced to Total of 15 Years Jail

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"An art forger and his three accomplices, who made at least 10 million euros ($14 million) by selling oil paintings they falsely attr...
October 25, 2011

Virginia Curry: From the FBI to Etruscan archaeological sites

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Southern Methodist University reported on October 18: "Ancient Etruscan childbirth image is likely first for western art" . by Vi...
October 24, 2011

New Zealand: "Stealing Beauty: Art Crime during War" A public lecture by Judge Arthur Tompkins

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Judge Arthur Tompkins will deliver a public lecture on "Stealing Beauty: Art Crime during War" at 6 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2...
October 23, 2011

Marking the First Anniversary of the launching of the Cultural Plunder Database

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This week marked the first anniversary of the October 18, 2010, launching of the Database of Art Objects that transited through the Jeu de...
October 21, 2011

Application Period for the 2012 Postgraduate Certificate Program in International Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection Studies is now open

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Amelia, Umbria: Home of ARCA's summer program The official application period for the 2012 Postgraduate Certificate Program in Int...
October 20, 2011

Tracking Ozgen Acar's Adventures in the Turkish Press

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Journalist Ozgen Acar has crusaded for the return of looted antiquities from Turkey for decades. He recently sent out a link to various arti...
October 19, 2011

The Collecting History of Stolen Art: Hercules and his son Telephos in the Chiaramont Museum inside the Vatican

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by Catherine Schofield Sezgin,  ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief Updated August 19, 2013 Even the Roman general Pompey wanted a souveni...
October 18, 2011

The Collecting History of Stolen Art: the Capitoline Museums’ krater of Mithradates VI Eupator the Great, king of Pontus

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Bronze krater of Mithradates the Great by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-chief A large bronze vase, crafted under Mithr...
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