Art theft
19th-century book stolen from Brazilian museum in 2008 is located in London and repatriated
The 1823 naturalist tome describes species of monkeys and bats unique to the Amazon
Stolen Italian landscape returned to Oxford's Christ Church Picture Gallery from Romania
Police are appealing for information about two other paintings stolen in the same 2020 burglary
French authorities seize Russian avant-garde paintings believed stolen
The haul includes works purportedly by Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich and Natalia Goncharova
Two paintings that were stolen from Peruvian church are returned
Prior to their seizure, the paintings had been offered to the auction house Doyle for consignment
The Van Gogh painting that was stolen—and recovered in an Ikea bag—goes on show
Research reveals that the artist began the work as a winter scene and transformed it into a spring landscape
Instagram-famous Australian gallerist charged with nine counts of theft
Tove Langridge faces up to five years in prison if convicted in the criminal case
Missing Mona Lisa: the story behind the 1911 theft of Leonardo’s masterpiece
The author of a new book tells us why it was stolen and how Picasso got embroiled in the scandal
Suspect arrested on gallery rooftop during attempted theft of works by Picasso and Warhol
Police in Scottsdale, Arizona, located the suspect using a drone
Hammer-wielding thieves steal $100,000 Chagall print from Manhattan gallery
The theft from Carlton Fine Arts on Madison Avenue has led the gallery’s owner to beef up his security systems, at great expense
British Museum releases further details of independent review into thefts
The review team will now liaise with the police for the criminal investigation
Six paintings stolen from a Dutch town hall left on art detective's doorstep
Arthur Brand, who helped to recover a Van Gogh painting last month, says he was watching a "boring football game" when the surprising delivery was made
Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit against papyrus scholar changes venues
The company’s case against Oxford-based American papyrist Dirk D. Obbink revolves around ancient papyrus fragments it purchased for its Washington, DC institution, the Museum of the Bible
$1.5m bronze Buddha statue stolen from Los Angeles gallery
A single thief allegedly maneuvered the 250-pound sculpture, dating from Japan’s Edo Period, out of the Barakat Gallery’s backyard and into a rental truck
Recovering the stolen Van Gogh: the museum director recalls the emotional moment
Seized in a violent raid in 2020, returned in a blue Ikea bag—now being bought back from the insurer
'Handed over in an Ikea bag': art detective recovers Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum
Three years ago, 'The Parsonage garden at Nuenen in Spring' was taken in a smash-and-grab raid in Laren
Suspects in Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet theft may soon be charged
Loo worth £5m was removed from Blenheim Palace in 2019
Thefts at the British Museum prompted director’s resignation, say media reports
But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources
Media reports identify objects allegedly stolen from British Museum and posted on eBay
The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40
British Museum antiquities thief alleged to be veteran curator Peter Higgs
Higgs, who was sacked earlier this year, is alleged to have sold uncategorised items from the museum's collection on eBay as early as 2016
Sculpture stolen from the set of new Beetlejuice movie
The Vermont State Police is looking for any leads regarding the whereabouts of the 150-pound sculpture and another element of the set
Suspects arrested in theft of gold coins from German museum
The trove stolen from the Kelten Römer Museum near Munich was the biggest Celtic gold find of the 20th century
Warhol and Pollock works stolen by American crime ring may not have been destroyed, authorities reveal
Statements by one member of a crime ring that struck 20 different institutions over two decades have restored hope that not all the loot was destroyed
Germany returns artefacts—including a Venetian jewellery box stolen in 2006—to Italy
The recovered items also include a Corinthian bronze helmet and four Roman-Byzantine gold coins
FBI launches app to help identify stolen art
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made its Nation Stolen Art File, most commonly used by law enforcement, available on mobile to the public
Man fingered in Philadelphia theft of thumb from terracotta warrior will plead guilty
A man whose drunken antics at a 2017 ugly sweater party at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia got him in hot water with the FBI, is expected to take a plea bargain in order to avoid jail time
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closes on anniversary of infamous heist due to planned climate change protest
The museum was reportedly to be the site of a “guerrilla art installation” by Extinction Rebellion Boston on 18 March
Ukrainian art dealer found guilty of stealing £1.3m Paul Signac from French museum
Vadym Huzhva handed a five-year sentence for 2018 theft and for stealing four other paintings in France, including a Renoir
Police recover paintings by Elaine de Kooning and others stolen in Colorado art heist
Paintings worth $400,000 that were stolen from a storage truck on 14 December 2022 have been located in a Colorado hotel room
More than $400,000 of art stolen from a padlocked truck in Boulder, Colorado
Police are investigating the theft of five paintings from a vehicle in a hotel car park
Ringleader of group who attempted to steal Banksy mural in Ukraine could face 12 years in prison
The suspect has not been identified by police, but is likely to be an environmental activist who told press that he intended to auction the work in support of the Ukrainian army