Tag: Art theft
For the 6th International Day of Provenance Research – Munich
Although the processing of art and cultural assets that were unjustly confiscated or expropriated during the National Socialist or colonial era is still laborious, progress is being made. Today, hardly…
Art theft on the Green Hill: "Citizens steal everything"
The conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl is used to his works being stolen. The total loss of 115 mini-Wagners on Bayreuth’s festival hill, the haven of middle-class decency? What does that…
Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne: Burglars with Expertise – Culture
The perpetrators apparently targeted some of the most valuable exhibits with precision: On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, unknown persons broke into the Museum of East Asian Art in…
Nazi-looted art: twenty years of standstill
Will the “Advisory Commission” for the restitution of Nazi-looted art finally be reformed? source site
World Heritage on Ebay: A director’s resignation will not be enough – culture
When the previous director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, announced his resignation as soon as possible last Friday, the case of around 2,000 artefacts stolen from the London museum’s…
Objects stolen from the British Museum
Status: 08/16/2023 10:10 p.m The British Museum is considered one of the most important museums in the world. Now it has become known that several objects have been stolen from…
State Criminal Police Office Munich: With an app against art smuggling – Munich
When the elderly gentleman from the southern Italian province of Taranto got off the train at around 10:30 in the evening at Munich Central Station on January 21, almost two…