May 26, 2021

Theft to Restitution: a timeline of two 9th and 10th century architectural lintels returning to the Thai people after 50 long years

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Tatum King, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations with Mungkorn Pratoomkaew, Consul-General of Thailand While everyone i...
May 25, 2021

Arundel Castle Theft: Among the losses, Mary, Queen of Scots rosary beads, once carried at her execution

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Execution Of Mary Queen Of Scots, 8 February 1587 by William Aubrey   On May 21, at approximately 10:30 pm, an alarm sounded at the medieval...
May 13, 2021

6th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium

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Event:    the 6 th Annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium Location:  City Gallery Wellington (Māori: Te Whare Toi ) Te Ngākau Civic Squar...
May 12, 2021

Pocket-Sized Due Diligence: Interpol’s ID-Art App

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By: Aubrey Catrone, Proper Provenance, LLC Countless art transactions occur each week around the globe. Whether looking to acquire or sell a...
April 23, 2021

Stealing venerated relics: An ancient pastime that lives on today

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The Cistercian abbey of San Galgano The Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage ( Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Cultural...
April 21, 2021

Restitution announcements sometimes don't (or can't) tell the whole story

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Yesterday ARTnews broke a restitution story that a looted sculpture was in the process of being sent back home to Nepal, thanks to the help ...
April 20, 2021

Restitution: Manhattan and US authorities hand over 33 artefacts stolen from the the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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Image Credit - HSI ICE Afghanistan, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been plagued by war and corruption.  That vulnerability has lo...
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Restitution: Manhattan and US authorities hand over three 13 - 16th century CE artefacts stolen from the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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One week after its last restitution, on the first of April, the Consulate General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in New York re...

Restitution: Manhattan and US authorities hand over two Kandyan Period artefacts depicting the Lord Buddha in Abhaya Mudra stolen from the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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As can be seen, by the restitutions accomplished via Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's team over the last month, New York continues...