January 25, 2018

Murder, extortion, usury, drug trafficking, plus the plunder of art. Do you know whose hands your art collection has passed through?

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While a single, somewhat less than attractive not likely ancient artifact, recovered during a police raid in Italy, might not garner as...

January 24, 2018: New seizure at the residence of New York Collector Michael Steinhardt

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A little more than two weeks ago, following a second set of seizures at the residence and office of Michael Steinhardt in New York City, A...
January 24, 2018

Conference: Save the Date and Call for Presenters - the 2018 Amelia Conference

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Conference Date:   June 22-24, 2018 Abstract Submittal Deadline:     March 30, 2018 Location:   Amelia, Italy In celebrati...
January 20, 2018

Only a few clicks away - The adventuresome travels of a deposed King's bedroom

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Image Credit: ARCA Screen Capture  - 20 January 2018 Luxist October 12, 2010 edition Not all contested works of art are fenced in whis...
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Hobby Lobby turns over more artifacts to federal prosecutors in New York

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Image Credit:  US Dept of Justice According to documents released by the US Federal authorities, officials affiliated with Hobby Lobby,...
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January 15, 2018

IDs from the archives in the Michael Steinhardt and Phoenix Ancient Art seizures

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Image Credits: Left - Symes Archive, Middle - New York DA, Right - Symes Archiv, Earlier today ARCA was informed by Christos Tsirogia...
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January 13, 2018

INTERPOL's Most Wanted stolen works of art lists

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Image Credit INTERPOL - Works of Art Unit Every June and December, INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization publishes...
January 12, 2018

$10 million reward offered by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extended indefinitely.

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The empty frames still hang on the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.  A reminder of the March 18, 1990 theft, where, in 81 m...
January 10, 2018

2018 Scholarship: ARCA has 4 conflict country scholarships for its 11 course program in Italy

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ARCA has four conflict country scholarships for 2018.  These scholarships cover tuition for the 2018 postgraduate art crime and cultural...
January 9, 2018

List of 6 (additional) objects and warrant details on objects seized from Phoenix Ancient Art by New York State District Attorney's Office

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Copy of search warrant executed at Phoenix Ancient Art in New York can be viewed here. On Friday, January 5, 2018, Manhattan district ...