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Israel Moves to Expand Control Over West Bank Heritage Sites

02/11/2026

Israel has unveiled a bill to oversee West Bank antiquities, drawing condemnation as a violation of international law and a further escalation of its annexation of Palestinian territory. The bill was approved for a first reading by the Israeli Knesset’s …

Метки : израильантиквариатзападный берегмеждународное правопалестинааннексия

TEFAF New York returns with 88 Exhibitors from 14 countries

02/11/2026

TEFAF New York will return to the Park Avenue Armory from May 15 to 19, 2026, with 88 exhibitors presenting modern and contemporary art, design, jewelry, and antiquities. An invitation-only preview will take place on May 14. The 2026 edition …

Метки : искусствоантиквариатсовременное искусстводизайнвыставканью-йорк

Matthew Bogdanos, of Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Wins Art Prize

02/06/2026

The Vilcek Foundation, a nonprofit that raises awareness of the contributions of immigrant to American history and culture, announced the recipients of its 20th annual prizes for excellence in the arts and sciences. Among this year’s honorees was Matthew Bogdanos, …

Метки : искусствонаградыантиквариаткультурное наследиемэтью богданосвилцека

Sale of Chinese Vase Canceled By Court Over Question of Provenance

01/17/2026

A French court ordered the high-profile Galerie Kraemer in Paris to return €2.8 million (around $3.25 million) to collector Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani over questions about a Chinese vase. The decision follows eight years of legal wrangling over …

Метки : искусствоантиквариатсудебное делоgalerie kraemerфранцияколлекционеры

British Museum Seeks Specialist to Hunt Down Missing Treasures

01/07/2026

British Museum Seeks Specialist to Hunt Down Missing Treasures TheBritish Museumis looking for an experienced treasure hunter to track hundreds of Greek and Roman antiquities that went missing from its collection in recent years and were possibly stolen by an …

Метки : #культураантиквариатмузейкражапоиск сокровищновости

Collector Surrenders ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Looted from Roman Shrine

12/10/2025

A California antiquities dealer has surrendered to New York prosecutors a 2,000-year-old bronze statue of a Roman emperor believed to have been looted from an archaeological site in Turkey, as first reported in the New York Times. Aaron Mendelsohn, 74, …

Метки : антиквариатрепатриацияискусствоправосудиеисторическое наследиетурция

Cambodia Requests Records from Disgraced Denver Art Museum Board Member

12/05/2025

The Cambodian government formally reached out to the family of Emma C. Bunker, an art historian who died in 2021 and who sat on the board of the Denver Art Museum, for her records and archival materials, the Denver Post …

Метки : камбоджаискусствоантиквариатмузейрасследованиедуглас латчфорд

Steve Cohen Revealed as Consignor of Cattelan's Golden Toilet

11/07/2025

The Headlines GOLDEN THRONE. For nearly a decade, the art world has speculated about the fate of Maurizio Cattelan’s notorious golden toilet, America, a fully functional sculpture made of 100 kilograms of 18-karat gold. One of the mystery buyers (the …

Метки : искусствоаукционколлекциявыставкаантиквариат#культура

US Antiques and Decorative Arts Hit Hard By Trump's Tariffs

11/06/2025

Import tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, that took effect October 14, are reportedly causing unintentional harm to the international trade of antiques and decorative arts. The executive order signed on September 29 aimed to support domestic manufacturers by placing …

Метки : антиквариаттрамппошлиныимпортсудторговля

Manhattan DA Returns Over 30 Antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary

08/08/2025

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has recently repatriated over 30 antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary, the office announced in a press release Wednesday. The return is just the latest for Alvin Bragg, who has served as D.A. since 2021, …

Метки : антиквариатрепатриацияманхэттенпрокуратураискусствокультурное наследие

New EU Law Aimed at Art Trafficking Goes Into Effect on June 28

06/27/2025

A new EU law aimed at preventing the sale of looted antiquities is set to go into effect Saturday. While Regulation 2019/880 has a partial exemption for temporary exhibitions, the law may still hamper loans from private collectors, according to …

Метки : правоантиквариат#культурамузейевропазакон

Sotheby's Paris Sells Napoleon Collection for $9.6 M.

06/26/2025

On Wednesday in Paris, Sotheby’s generated €8.7 million ($9.6 million) from what it called “one of the most significant offerings of Napoleonic material ever to come to market.” The sale sailed past its €6 million ($6.9 million) estimate, with 112 …

Метки : sotheby'sколлекциянаполеонаукционантиквариатпариж

Two Men Found Guilty for Forging and Selling Fake Royal Armchairs

06/13/2025

An antiques expert and cabinet maker were recently found guilty for forging and selling nine imitations of historic 18th century armchairs they claimed belonged to members of French royalty like Marie Antoinette. The judgement for the case applied to nine …

Метки : антиквариатподделкасудфранцияискусствомария антуанетта

Collector Hoping Elon Musk Buys Napoleon Collection

06/06/2025

The man who has assembled “one of the most significant offerings of Napoleonic material to come to market,” according to Sotheby’s, is hoping Elon Musk buys it all.On June 25 in Paris, the house is selling around 100 lots from …

Метки : наполеонколлекцияаукционилон маскантиквариатистория.