Art Crimes
See Footage of a Thief Breaking Into a London Gallery and Stealing Banksy's Iconic 'Girl With Balloon'
Officials launched an investigation and recovered the $360,000 print less than a week after it vanished from Grove Gallery. Two men have been charged for the crime
A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recovered
Investigators discovered that the original print of "The Roaring Lion" had been sold to a buyer in Italy
Boston Museum Returns Looted 2,700-Year-Old Necklace to Turkey
The gold and carnelian artifact is nearly identical to other jewelry found at an archaeological site in western Turkey
Missing for Four Decades, This Unusual Double Portrait of Rubens and van Dyck Has Finally Resurfaced
The 17th-century painting, stolen in a 1979 heist, turned up at an auction in France in 2020. It recently returned home to Chatsworth House in England
A New Exhibition in Amsterdam Explores the Holocaust Through Looted Objects
"Looted" examines how the Nazis systematically plundered Jewish cultural items during World War II
Discover the Hidden History of Tomb Robbing in Ancient Egypt
Criminals plundered the riches of Egyptian pyramids and underground burials, often within a few years or, in some cases, within a few hours of occupants' interment
Dazzling Jewels Stolen in Green Vault Heist Go Back on Display in Dresden
In the early morning hours of November 25, 2019, thieves made away with 4,300 valuable diamonds and other stones
As Banksy's Animal Art Series Ends, Caretakers Grapple With How to Preserve His Murals
The street artist unveiled nine new pieces in London this month, and many have already been taken down or defaced
Art Dealer Arrested for Trying to Sell a Fake Leonardo da Vinci for $1.4 Million
French customs officers seized the imitation when they discovered the man’s export license had expired
New Banksy Murals Appeared in London Every Day This Week. What Do They Mean?
The street artist has unveiled five animal-themed artworks, sparking debate about their intended message
Nashville Museum Returns Hundreds of Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Mexico
The items also went on display in an exhibition that detailed the repatriation process
A Statue of a 12-Year-Old Hiroshima Victim Has Been Stolen
The monument to Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia in 1955, vanished from Peace Park in Seattle
This Rubens Painting Vanished During World War II. Now, It's Returning Home to a Castle in Germany
"St. Gregory of Nazianzus," once part of the Baroque palace's collection, was stolen and sold at the end of the war
A Twice-Looted Titian Masterpiece Once Discovered at a Bus Stop Hits the Auction Block
The painting, "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt," could sell for as much as $30 million
Two Nazi-Looted Paintings Were Returned to a Jewish Family, Who Donated Them Back to the Louvre
The 17th-century artworks were recovered from Germany and placed at the Paris museum in the 1950s
Climate Activist Vandalizes a Monet With an Apocalyptic Image
A protester was arrested on Saturday after plastering a poster over "Poppy Field" at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
Trove of 600 Looted Italian Artifacts Worth $65 Million Comes Home
The collection includes artifacts spanning the ninth century B.C.E. to the second century C.E.
Police Recover Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth $5 Million
The piece was one of five artworks stolen during a robbery in Madrid in 2015
A.I. Detects 40 Allegedly Counterfeit Paintings for Sale on eBay
Art Recognition's algorithm is trained to identify specific artists' patterns of style and composition
Lost 17th-Century Painting Returns to an Oxford Gallery Four Years After It Was Stolen
"A Rocky Coast, With Soldiers Studying a Plan" was recovered from a man in Romania who alerted the authorities
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