October 13, 2017

The United States Withdraws From UNESCO - Statements from the US State Department and UNESCO DG

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Issued by the United States Department of State on 10/12/2017 09:10 AM EDT. Press Statement Heather Nauert  Department Spokesperson Was...
October 12, 2017

Recovered: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian....Stolen

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Thirteen Roman-era marble columns, two pedestals, a funerary stele, architectural capitals, amphorae and vases have reportedly been reco...

Pending Repatriation: The Illicit Passages of a Marble Head of a Bull (ca 500-460 BCE)

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Marble Head of a Bull (ca 500-460 BCE),  (image courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York On Wednesday, through lawyer, Wi...
October 10, 2017

Conference - Radiocarbon dating and protection of cultural heritage - C14 Meeting

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Organised by: ETH Zurich and University of Geneva, with a support of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Commission for UN...
October 6, 2017

Recovered: Antiquities, historic weaponry and a church relic that likely dates to Pope Innocent XI

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Image Credit:   Guardia di Finanza Today, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza unit in Foggia announced the recovery of a large stash of antiquit...

Recovered by Turkish security forces: Two artworks by "Hoca" Ali Rıza stolen from the Ankara State Museum of Paintings and Sculpture

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In August 2012 Hurriyet Daily News highlighted a report produced by Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry that examined more than 5...

Theft: Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Portrait d'une Jeune Fille Blonde"

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Image Left: Pierre-Auguste Renoir self Portrait Image Right: Stolen "Portrait d'une jeune fille blonde"  Image Credit: La Ga...
October 5, 2017

Good News: Scotland Yard Art and Antiques Unit will continue, with new permanent unit head.

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After many impassioned arguments for the reinstatement of London's Art and Antiques squad London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, has con...
October 4, 2017

Art Theft Exhibited - A unique exhibit of thirty years of art thefts in Holland

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Westfries Museum director Ad Geerdink in Kiev, standing next to the recovered painting "Lady World".  Image Credit: Westfries M...
October 1, 2017

Art Crime Case Documentation

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This autumn ARCA will begin working on a project to create a repository art crime related case documentation on criminal and civil proce...