November 19, 2020

Unpacking what has been made public in the investigation into the recently restituted Egyptian stela in the name of the Head of the Elders of the Portal of Hathor-Lady-of-Mefket, Pa-di-séna

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Image Credit:  Facebook user "Art of Ancient" This week a  2600-year-old looted stela in the name of the Head of the Elders of the...

"Provenance Research Today" book release to debut at the International Catalogue Raisonné Association conference

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On December 3rd a new book called Provenance Research Today: Principles, Practice, Problems is being released by Lund Humphries, an indepen...
November 17, 2020

Three suspects in the burglary theft at the Green Vault have been arrested in Berlin.

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Image Credit: Saxony Police One year ago, on 25 November 2019, burglars entered the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe in German) museum within Dre...
November 13, 2020

Exhibiting Absence: Introducing Samsung’s Missing Masterpieces

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Bringing the wider public's attention to works of art that have been stolen or lost has been a long-standing goal of the Association for...
November 9, 2020

Biggest Theft in Hong Kong History from Stamp Collector

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Homes in Hong Kong, sitting empty this year as a result of the pandemic, have become a target for opportunistic thieves. According to statis...
November 2, 2020

The Holocaust Art Restitution Project files an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in the Guelph Treasure case opposing the DOJ's position that Holocaust takings do not qualify as expropriation under federal law

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Press Contacts:   In Washington, DC: Marc Masurovsky, (00) 1 202 255 1602 , plunderedart@gmail.com In New York, NY: Pierre Ciric (00) 1 212 ...
October 22, 2020

The sentencing of Congolese Activists Reignites the Sensitive Conversation of Colonial-Era Art Restitution

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On June 13th Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza and a group of activists from the group Unité, dignité et courage (UDC) entered the M usée du quai Bra...
October 19, 2020

5 looters have been arrested in Pella, Greece for conducting a clandestine excavation

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Image Credit:  Greek Ministry of Culture Five looters, aged 43 to 50, were arrested by law enforcement officers of the Department of Heritag...
October 18, 2020

Regulatory Comparison: How is the 19th century merchant shipping scene similar to today's ancient art market.

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East Indiamen Madagascar by Thomas Goldsworth Dutton (fl 1840) National Maritime Museum Greenwich, London A lesson from our regulatory past....
October 6, 2020

Rare Books in an Even Rarer Recovery

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On 29 January 2017 an organized crime group from Romania targeted and robbed over 200 rare books from a warehouse in Feltham, West London.  ...