Antiquities trafficking
US museum repatriates 44 antiquities to Egypt, Italy and Turkey
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts cooperated in an investigation that determined each of the 44 objects had been stolen, looted or trafficked
Antiquities worth $1m, including a piece tied to trafficker Subhash Kapoor, returned to Nepal
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office linked one of the works to Kapoor; another had been in the Rubin Museum’s collection
Antiquities trafficking charges upheld against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez
French high court rejects Martinez's appeal but drops charges against curator Jean-François Charnier in Egyptian antiquities investigation
US university museum returns five looted antiquities to Italy
Two of the objects will be handed over the Italian authorities, while three will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta
Cleveland Museum of Art sues the Manhattan District Attorney to retain ownership of $20m bronze statue
The museum had revised its own prior research in an apparent attempt to keep a headless sculpture believed to depict Marcus Aurelius
Looted antiquities worth $19m returned to Italian authorities in New York
Some of the 19 artefacts handed over by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had ties to notorious traffickers
US authorities return 33 looted antiquities to Cambodia
The artefacts belonged to the late collector George Lindemann and were turned over to authorities voluntarily by his family
Bronze Roman statue, believed to have been looted from Turkey, seized from Cleveland Museum of Art
The museum had recently revised public information about the sculpture, likely a depiction of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its alleged looting
'More than 1,500' artefacts were stolen from British Museum, internal investigation reportedly reveals
A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"
Officials from three countries have called on Denver Art Museum to return eight artefacts in its collection
Six of the eight allegedly looted objects were donated to the museum by Emma C. Bunker, an associate of smuggler Douglas Latchford
Denver Art Museum cut ties with a disgraced donor—but critics say that’s not enough
Benefactor Emma Bunker worked closely with antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford
Antiquities trafficking is not ‘the third largest illicit trade in the world’, researchers claim
New report traces the origins of the oft-repeated superlative, which its authors say is incorrect and actually makes it harder to fight trafficking
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns two looted statues to Libya from the collection of disgraced former dealer Robin Symes
The artefacts, valued at a total of $1.26m, changed hands with a repatriation ceremony
'The most illiquid property you can have is a Greek vase': Vincent Geerling on the challenges facing the antiquities trade
The chairman of the International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art reflects on an increasingly scrutinised industry as the organisation marks its 30th anniversary
Douglas Latchford’s estate hands over $12m to settle US trafficking case
The late antiquities dealer was accused of profiting off stolen Cambodian antiquities
California man found guilty of smuggling ancient Roman mosaic looted from Syria into US
Mohamad Alcharihi faces up to two years in prison and will be sentenced at the end of August
California man on trial for allegedly importing Roman mosaic looted during Syrian civil war to US
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi is accused of misrepresenting the true value of a mosaic that was looted from Syria in 2015
Antiquities trafficking investigator appointed president of Harvard Law Review—a position once held by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Barack Obama
Apsara Iyer says looting of Indian temples was a "wake-up call" to understanding how cultural heritage and crime intersect
The Metropolitan Museum will return 15 sculptures sold by trafficker Subhash Kapoor to India
The repatriation comes after a report found more than 1,000 works linked to suspected or convicted traffickers in the museum’s collection
More than 1,000 objects in the Met’s collection linked to alleged traffickers and looters, investigation finds
A new report claims New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has many items in its collection with major provenance issues
In Burkina Faso and Mali, pilot scheme builds defences against illegal trafficking of cultural antiquities
Icom and Aliph’s $250,000 project is providing training and security measures for 22 museums in countries ravaged by war
Appeals court upholds antiquities trafficking charges against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez and curator Jean-François Charnier
The appellate court judges’ decision came as a surprise, as the general prosecutor had asked for the charges—which relate to the acquisition of Egyptian antiquities by the Louvre Abu Dhabi—to be dropped
Authorities in New York return 14 looted artefacts valued at $2.5m to Italy, including a black-figure hydria by the renowned Priam Painter
The repatriated artefacts were looted by an international network of “high-profile antiquities traffickers and smugglers, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office
Looted archaeological artefacts worth more than $20m returned to Italy
The 60 objects included some that had been on display at the Metropolitan Museum and several that had been bought by billionaire collector Michael Steinhardt
Looted antiquities returned to Turkey and Italy were seized from New York home of Met trustee Shelby White
An ongoing investigation into White's collection expects to see more objects repatriated in the future
Antiquities trafficking charges against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez and curator Jean-François Charnier could be dropped
The ruling of the examining chamber, expected next year, could overturn the investigation against both curators in a case implicating the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Metropolitan Museum
Stolen Afghan manuscripts have been coming up for sale at major auction houses, according to research group
The Himaya project based in Qatar has been working with Interpol to identify artefacts trafficked to London, Paris and Amsterdam
Wanted in the US, Lebanese antiquities collector maintains his innocence, says his ‘big mistake’ was trusting New York art crime official
Lotfi addresses allegations that led to a warrant being issued for his arrest in a statement and interview, giving new details on the extraordinary story of the Metropolitan Museum's gold sarcophagus
French art dealer Didier Wormser stands trial for trafficking looted Egyptian antiquities
Owner of L’Etoile d’Ishtar gallery said artefacts from Saqqara necropolis “should be restituted to Egypt” but insists he purchased them in good faith
US customs agents seize Ancient Egyptian lid for mummy liver
The artefact, seized in Memphis, Tennessee, was en route to a collector who is believed to have falsified statements regarding its value