Art theft
Police detain group attempting to steal Banksy mural from Ukraine wall
The work is one of seven the artist created in war-torn areas of the country last month
Sign of the times: sculpture stolen—and then recovered—from Frieze Sculpture in London's Regent’s Park
A handyman stole hundreds of Picassos from two heiresses—now the Paris gallery that bought them is on trial
Verdict for the owners of Belle et Belle is expected in November
De Kooning’s Woman Ochre returns to the museum it was stolen from in 1985
The painting, which was missing for more than 30 years after it was cut from its frame and stolen, made a stop at the Getty Center in Los Angeles for restoration
Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Canadian hotel and replaced with copy
Staff at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa noticed that the frame of the 1941 photograph did not match others in its reading room
The shocking story of a Picasso painting that was brazenly stolen and held at ransom by the 'Australian Cultural Terrorists'
Weeping Woman is one of the star works in the new exhibition Picasso Century at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria
Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre, missing for 30 years after a heist, returns to public view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles this summer
The painting was sliced from its frame and torn from its backing in a daylight robbery at the University of Arizona Museum of Art on Thanksgiving Day in 1985
China cracks down on sale of stolen antiquities and archives
Following a 16-year-long case, involving stolen national treasures offered at auction in 2020, experts say more resources are needed to help people avoid unwittingly selling looted items
Crypto collectors beware: why online wallets are increasingly vulnerable to theft
NFTs are a major new economy and with every major new economy, there is a big new scam
Belgian cuts to art crime policing weaken ‘intelligence gathering’
Decision follows years of uncertainty around dwindling enforcement funding
Pablo Escobar, Ernest Hemingway and a drug-smuggling NFL player covered in vaseline: new podcast explores the crazy story behind a ceramic that could be by Picasso
Steve Kough also stole three paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1982—while on trial for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
Art crime flourished during pandemic year, Interpol survey shows
Figures indicate fewer museum thefts, more illegal excavations
Last photograph of Lucian Freud’s stolen Francis Bacon portrait published for first time
Image taken at Neue Nationalgalerie moments before the 1988 theft features in a new book of the artist’s copper paintings
Police appeal for information after Kansas City's 7ft-tall bronze statue of Native American woman disappears into thin air
Memorial sculpture, valued at $80,000, may have been stolen so the metal could be sold to a scrapyard
German socialite Angela Gulbenkian pleads guilty to theft in London court
The charges against her stemmed from the fraudulent sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture to a Hong Kong collector, while a similar claim against her over a Warhol portrait remains in German court
'The biggest mistake of my life': 49-year-old ‘art freak’ confesses to stealing a Picasso and Mondrian from National Gallery in Athens
During an interrogation with Greek police, a construction worker explains what drove him to commit a brazen heist in 2012
Greek police recover Picasso and Mondrian paintings stolen nine years ago in major heist
Authorities have reportedly arrested a man after the paintings were found in a gorge
Slash and burn: does artistic sabotage always pay off?
A slashed Velázquez and a burnt Banksy achieved notoriety, but vandalism in the name of the NFT faces ethical hurdles
Number of art thefts in Italy plummets—partly thanks to drones
New report by special police force finds increase in security and surveillance technology has dissuaded dealers in stolen art
Thieves steal rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution
Around £1m worth of artefacts were taken from Arundel Castle in West Sussex on Friday
How a Van Gogh painting was stolen from a Cairo museum—not once, but twice
The Khalil Museum, with its fabled Impressionists in a mansion by the Nile, has reopened after an 11-year renovation—without Vincent’s flower still-life
Rare medieval reliquary—stolen near Siena 32 years ago—discovered at collector's home in Sicily
Carabinieri's recovery of the San Galgano collection of “unprecedented importance”
Dutch police arrest over Van Gogh smash-and-grab raid: how long until the landscape is recovered?
The suspect is linked to a Frans Hals theft, which should help track down paintings from two museums
Can Netflix help solve the Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist?
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Local man charged in attempted robbery from Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery
George Haag, who has pleaded not guilty, says he thought the portrait of Andy Warhol “would look better somewhere else” and “just wanted to make people laugh”
Treats for Van Gogh fans in 2021: exhibitions, museum openings and books
We look ahead at the events to enjoy this year—assuming coronavirus doesn't scupper them
Congolese activist who tried to seize an artefact from the Louvre is fined €5,000
Mwazulu Diyabanza says that “museums do not deserve respect” as restitution debate intensifies
Samsung partners with art crime expert to hunt for world's missing masterpieces
Paintings by Monet, Van Gogh and Cézanne, which were stolen in dramatic art heists, are available to view online
Stolen Klimt painting—buried for 20 years—to go back on show at Italian museum
Discovered by the gardener at the Ricci Oddi gallery last year, Portrait of a Lady will be the star of a series of exhibitions on the much-loved artist