Art Theft

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…

The Indian government has revealed that up to 31 antiquities might have been stolen in the last decade, of which only 4 have been recovered. The revelation was made by G. Kishan Reddy (Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Development…

Israel antiquities authority and their local police retrieved three 1850 years old ossuaries, later removed for safekeeping from theft. On Monday, Israel Antiquities Authority announced the operation to the press. According to them, the…

A joint investigation suggests that 77 items in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art might be linked to disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor. The joint investigation was carried out by the International Consortium of…