August 16, 2026

Ferragosto Holiday Theft in Messina: Major Works by Antonello da Messina Stolen from the Museo Accascina

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Just days after the recovery of three important artworks in Italy, a new museum theft has struck Sicily during Italy's Ferragosto holida...
August 14, 2026

Three Minutes to Steal, Five Months to Recover: Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Return

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Three works by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri Matisse, stolen on March 23rd from the  Fondazione Magnani Rocca in Traverset...
August 7, 2026

Déjà Vu theft at the Musée du Président Jacques Chirac in Sarran, France

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For the third time in less than ten months, the Musée du Président Jacques Chirac in Sarran, Corrèze, has been targeted by thieves.  In the ...
July 26, 2026

France’s Museum Security Crisis Deepens with the Theft of the Vix Torc

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  One of the most celebrated surviving masterpieces of Celtic goldwork discovered has been stolen from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, (For...
July 19, 2026

When Provenance Becomes Evidence of Risk: Reassessing the André Lagneau-Linked Antiquities

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Dr. Erin Thompson, a New York Professor recently wrote about this, now restituted Roman marble portrait bust of a bearded man which was sold...
July 18, 2026

From Theory to Practice – ARCA Postgraduate Programmes

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One of the highlights of ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Programmes in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection – Summer 2026 was undo...
July 10, 2026

Why Returned Does Not Always Mean Safe: The Jeffrey Ying Library Theft Case

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On 8 July 2026, Jeffrey Ying, a resident of Fremont, California, was sentenced in federal court after confessing to the theft of approximate...
July 8, 2026

Inside the Musée Lalique Burglary: Loaned Jewels, Security Gaps, and Unanswered Questions

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Following the early morning burglary at the  Musée Lalique  in Wingen-sur-Moder on Sunday, 5 July 2026, further attention is now turning not...
July 6, 2026

Musée Lalique Targeted in Early Morning Jewellery Burglary in France

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The Musée Lalique in Wingen-sur-Moder, Alsace, was targeted in an early morning burglary on Sunday, 5 July 2026, with thieves reportedly ste...
June 6, 2026

Three Convictions, One Motive: What the Dutch Drents Museum Judgments Reveal About the January 2025 Romanian Treasure Heist

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On 5 June 2026, the District Court (rechtbank) of Northern Netherlands handed down three separate judgments relating to the theft of some of...