Crime
Stolen Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions are mysteriously returned to Cambridge library
The two manuscripts were returned in a pink gift bag with a message that read: "Happy Easter X"
Suspect in Museum of Modern Art stabbings arrested in Philadelphia
The man suspected of stabbing two front desk workers at MoMA was apprehended in a bus station in Philadelphia after a days-long manhunt
Suspect in stabbing of MoMA employees remains at large, threatens former president Donald Trump
A man identified as Gary Cabana stabbed two front desk employees at the Museum of Modern Art on 12 March and the following day threatened to trespass Mar-a-Lago
Italy’s museums move to stop ticket touts’ post-Covid comeback
The Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia are among those finding ways to prevent re-sellers from inflating ticket prices
Fraud: the case of Inigo Philbrick
Plus, Warhol’s Catholicism and Moscow’s new museums
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
Trial begins for Spanish museum director accused of spending €3.4m on forged works
Consuelo Císcar, the former director of the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, is said to have bought works attributed to Gerardo Rueda—but that were painted by his son
Art Basel's parent company MCH Group warns of possible data breach after criminal cyber attack
Fair organiser is working with police and Swiss cyber security authorities to identify perpetrators of malware attack on 20 October
Jailed diamond dealer and art collector Nirav Modi fights extradition to India on mental health grounds
Modi, who is currently held in Wandsworth Prison in London, is wanted for allegedly defrauding a state bank of £729m
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
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
Can Netflix help solve the Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist?
Plus, vaccine passports in museums and Gossaert's Adoration
Police discovers stolen Salvator Mundi in Naples apartment
The copy of Leonardo's $450m painting was taken from the Museum of San Domenico Maggiore last year
Christie’s and Sotheby’s ordered to disclose dealings with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Sales of paintings by Cézanne and Picasso worth a combined $139m are also under scrutiny by the US Virgin Island attorney general
German police arrest three suspects in Dresden jewel heist investigation
More than 1,600 police officers take part in raids in Berlin to solve violent theft from Dresden’s Green Vault
Police search for Benin Bronze protestor—found guilty of 'threatening behaviour'
Isaiah Ogundele, who demonstrated outside the Museum of London, Docklands for the objects' repatriation, failed to appear at his court hearing earlier this month
Man who punched £20m Picasso painting at Tate Modern is jailed for 18 months
Repairing the piece—on long-term loan from a private collection—will take more than a year and cost up to £350,000
The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage
Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's
Teenager who threw boy from Tate Modern is given a life sentence with minimum term of 15 years
Jonty Bravery intended to kill, judge says
Art theft: are museums safe under lockdown?
Plus, Laura Cumming on Breugel. Produced in association with Christie's
Birthday heist: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum on anniversary of artist's birth
The Singer Laren museum in the Netherlands is currently on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic
Three paintings—including valuable Van Dyck portrait—stolen from Oxford University gallery
London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”
Released but still under investigation: Russian couple embroiled in fraud scandal
Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent
Stolen 'Klimt' found hidden in a wall will take a month to authenticate, officials say
Gardener discovered the painting behind a metal plate on an exterior wall at Italy's Ricci Oddi gallery
Bankrupt 'playboy' James Stunt attempted to borrow £40m against works of art claimed to be forgeries
The former husband of heiress Petra Ecclestone owes £5m in debt including an unpaid sum of £3.9m to Christie's
Attempted robbery of Rembrandt paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Theft of two paintings was thwarted thanks to gallery's security staff and systems
Art trove belonging to Russian billionaire fugitive found hidden in village near Moscow
Investigators find paintings and rare books missing from private museum belonging to banker Alexei Ananyev accused of alleged financial crimes
Brooklyn project waives court appearances for lawbreakers who agree to take art classes
District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"
Man who stole painting in broad daylight from Moscow museum is sentenced to three years in prison
Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says
Nate Lowman’s new works to focus on Las Vegas mass shooting
Series of paintings at David Zwirner London are based on crime scene images released by police