Art Theft

The London police have arrested two suspects in the theft of the latest STOP artwork by Banksy. On December 22, the artist Banksy posted an image on his Instagram account of what appeared to be his latest artwork. The image featured a…

Here is the last part of the series that covered the biggest events that rocked the art world in the year 2023: Also Read: Art Insider Roundup: Events That Shook 2023: Part 2 AI Art continues making us ask: What’s Real Art? Like the…

A Banksy artwork was removed in London soon after the artist shared the image of the new artwork. The mysterious artist Banksy first shared the image of this artwork on his Instagram page on December 22nd, 2023. The artwork is…

A former worker at the Deutsches Museum has been sentenced to prison for stealing 4 paintings from the museum and selling three of them. The unnamed 30-year-old worker worked at the Deutsches Museum between 2016 and 2018. A provenance…

The British Museum announced the launch of a website to seek help from the public for the return of the stolen objects. The museum released on press statement on Tuesday, announcing the launch of the website. At the same time, it also…

A prized Buddha statue, worth $1.2 million, was stolen from the Barakat Gallery in Los Angeles on Sunday. The CCTV footage showed that the theft occurred around 3.45 am on Sunday morning. The thieves backed a rental van and slammed it…

Four years after the golden toilet sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan was stolen, UK police hope to file final charges in the case. In September 2019, a group of seven people broke into the Blenheim Palace before daybreak. They ripped the…

Since the news broke last week, it has been revealed that more than 1,500 items might have been stolen, while the British Museum was warned of the theft in 2021 itself. Last week, the British Museum announced that numerous items in its…

Four years after stealing a Ming dynasty-era vase from a Swiss museum, three men have been convicted for the act. In June 2019, the three men – Mbaki Nkhwa, Kaine Wright, and David Lamming – stole the artifact from the Museum of Far…

The British Museum announced the firing of a staffer – revealed to be Peter Higgs – after the loss and damage of numerous Greek artifacts. On Wednesday, the British Museum made a public announcement, revealing that many items from its…