February 6, 2014

Anniversary of the Ducal Palazzo Theft 1975: “Paintings stolen from palace” (Associated Press, 1975)

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Associated Press headline “Paintings stolen from palace” on February 6, 1975 announced a robbery at the Ducal Palace in Urbino. This is...

Lipinski Stradivarius theft, Milwaukee: Three Suspects Arrested, Violin Not Found

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Milwaukee Police twitter : "Chief Edward Flynn announces arrests of 3 suspects in Stradivarius violin robbery." Local tele...
February 5, 2014

Monuments Men Feature Film: George Clooney's new movie involves Nazi-looted art and seeing it is strictly professional

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by Catherine Sezgin, ARCA Blog Two more days until the new George Clooney movie on the Monuments Men. There are serious preparation...
February 4, 2014

UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Downtown Jeddah ('Balad') Throws 10-Day Historic Area Festival in an effort to gain protective status

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Beat Nour Wali (Photo by Christiana O'Connell-Schizas) by Christiana O'Connell-Schizas Last month, 16-25 Janua...

2014 Schedule for ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage in Amelia, Umbria

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Here is the 2014 schedule for ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage to be held in Amelia, Umbria:...

San Francisco Chronicle's Sam Whiting on Polish artist Moshe Rynecki's art work and the great-granddaughter's search for her legacy

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" Artworks lost in Nazi era at the heart of the hunt " by Sam Whiting for the San Francisco Chronicle covers the subject of Eliza...

2014 ARCA Sixth Annual Conference Call for Presenters

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Amelia, Italy,  June 28-­29, 2014 ARCA and the city of Amelia will be hosting its sixth-annual interdisciplinary conference this summ...

Fair Observer's Will Calhoun publishes two-part interview with documentarian Brent E. Huffman on "The Race to Save Mes Aynak"

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GILDED BUDDHA HEAD DISCOVERED AT MES AYNAK.  COPYRIGHT © BRENT E. HUFFMAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Will Calhoun interviewed Brent Huffman...
February 2, 2014

Noah Charney Is Featured in "Hunting Hitler's Stolen Treasures: The Monuments Men" to be Aired Feb. 5 on National Geographic in US

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Noah Charney is featured in  “ Hunting Hitler’s Stolen Treasures: the Monuments Men ,” the documentary tie-in to The Monuments Men Feat...
February 1, 2014

Associated Press' Mariam Rizk reports on UNESCO's shock at Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo

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Mariam Rizk for the Associated Press reported yesterday from a news conference that " UNESCO team 'shocked' at Egypt Islamic M...