August 31, 2013

The New Yorker: Mark Landis as forger or con artist? Alec Wilkinson quotes ARCA Founder Noah Charney

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The August 26, 2013 issue of The New Yorker magazine includes an article on Mark Landis in an article by Alec Wilkinson " The Giveaw...
August 29, 2013

John Pollini on "The Bronze Statue of Germanicus from Ameria (Amelia)"

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Professor Pollini lectures on Germanicus John Pollini , Professor of Classical Art & Archaeology at the University of Southern Ca...
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August 28, 2013

ARCA 2013 Conference: Presenting the Awards to this year's ARCA Award Winners

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by Marc Balcells After five years of meeting annually in beautiful Amelia, it is a fait accompli that ARCA’s conference is an est...
August 27, 2013

ARCA's Fifth Annual International Art Crime Conference: Third Panel featured Nicholas M. O’Donnell, Jerker Rydén, Joris Kila

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Judge Tompkins (left) with Nicholas O'Donnell, Jerker Rydén, and Joris Kila (right) by Sophia Kisielewska, ARCA Intern After ...
August 26, 2013

Nevine El-Aref of Ahram.org reports the recovery of 16 objects looted from the Malawi National Museum (Update: Gold Coins Recovered)

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Statues recovered from Malawi National Museum (ahram.org) Nevine El-Aref reported in the English version of Ahram.org that 16 items ...
August 25, 2013

UNESCO posts listing of looted objects from the Malawi National Museum in the Upper Egypt city of Minya

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'The Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities informed UNESCO of the looting of the Malawi National Museum on August 14, 2013,'...

ARCA 2013 Conference: James Moore on the stolen Palermo Nativity by Caravaggio; James Bond on the book theft from the Biltmore House; and Judith Harris on the private collecting appetite for looted antiquities

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James "Alex" Bond (left), Rene Du Terroil (rear),  Judith Harris (center), and James Moore (right) by Laura Fandino, ARCA ...
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August 24, 2013

Book thefts and recovery: How the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Use Stolen-book.org

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by A. M. C. Knutsson Reporting and retracing stolen books might to the uninitiated seem like an herculean mission, with vast edition...
August 23, 2013

2013 ARCA Art & Cultural Heritage Conference: Saskia Hufnagel Presented “Shifting Responsibilities – The Intersection of Public and Private Policing in the Area of Art Crime”

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Dr. Saskia Hufnagel by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor Criminal lawyer Dr. Saskia Hufnagel spoke on public and privat...
August 22, 2013

2013 ARCA Art & Cultural Heritage Conference: Dutch Police Officer Ruth Godthelp Presented "The nature of crimes against Arts, Antiques and Cultural Heritage: A description of art-related crime in the Netherlands based on police registrations"

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by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor Criminology doctoral candidate and Senior Amsterdam Police Officer (at the serious a...