November 20, 2018

How long does it take to achieve restitution of a looted antiquity? In some cases 25 years or more.

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PURCHASED           ACQ NUMBER          DESCRIPTION 29 February 1992          292.AA.10                  Statue of Zeus Enthroned ...
November 18, 2018

Recovered? Anonymous tip may have lead to Picasso's "Tete d'Arlequin" stolen from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam in 2012.

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On October 16, 2012 Dutch police confirmed that seven paintings had been stolen,   shortly after 3 a.m. local time, from the Kunsthal m...
October 30, 2018

Recoverable or Not? The sale of the Assyrian gypsum relief of a winged Genius, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, circa 883-859 BCE

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In March 2015, the Iraqi government formally announced that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL had purposefully destroyed mu...
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October 29, 2018

Recovered: 26 years after its theft "San Carlo Borromeo in Contemplation"

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Image Credit: https://www.ilcittadino.it In a ceremony held at the San Pietro Apostolo in Cavenago d'Adda, Italy, parishioners cel...
October 27, 2018

IAL - Institute of Art and Law Seminar - Jewellery and Law

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The Institute of Art and Law  will host a seminar this winter to examine the subject of Jewellery and Law.  Date/Time:   January 15, 2...
October 24, 2018

Court of Palermo dismisses charges of mafia association against Gianfranco Becchina.

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Following a formal request by the Deputy Prosecutor for the District Anti-Mafia Directorate   Carlo Marzella,  preliminary reexaminatio...
October 18, 2018

ARCA's Postgraduate program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection is now accepting applications.

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Who studies art crime? ARCA's Postgraduate program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection is now accepting applications....
October 13, 2018

Restitution: Two Etruscan Objects returned to Italy from Great Britain

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Image Credit:  ARCA From Left to Right - Brigadier General Fabrizio Parrulli, Commander of the Italian Carabinieri Command for the Protect...
October 10, 2018

Trial dates tentatively set for December 2018 for 19 "Operation Demetra" defendants

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Judges from the Tribunale del Riesame di Caltanissetta, the court of first instance with general jurisdiction in criminal matters withi...
October 8, 2018

Conference: Third All Art and Cultural Heritage Law Conference on “National Treasures: Limits to Private Property and Cross-Border Movements”

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The 3rd All Art and Cultural Heritage Law Conference on “National Treasures: Limits to Private Property and Cross-Border Movements”  wi...