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New Arrests in Drents Museum Heist But Ancient Artifacts Still Missing

04/24/2025

Dutch police recently arrested two more suspects in connection with the theft of Romanian artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands earlier this year in January. “These suspects are a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, both from …

Метки : искусствокражаартефактынидерландырасследованиемузей

National Archaeological Museum in Naples Exhibits Ancient Artifacts

04/14/2025

An exhibition featuring hundreds of previously missing artifacts, some of them hunted by a special police unit over decades, are now being exhibited for the first time at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The museum in Southern Italy has …

Метки : искусствовыставкаиталияартефактыкультурное наследиемузей

Manhattan DA's Office Recovers $2.2 M. Worth of Ancient Artifacts

02/26/2025

The Manhattan District Attorney‘s Office recently announced the recovery of two groups of ancient artifacts which would be returned to Greece and Italy. A repatriation ceremony took place on February 25 for eleven ancient Greek artifacts, including a votive figurine …

Метки : искусствоархеологиярепатриацияартефактыманхэттендревности

National Hangeul Museum in Seoul Relocates Artifacts Following Fire

02/04/2025

A fire broke out at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Saturday, causing significant damage to the institution’s third and fourth floors. As a precaution, the museum has begun relocating its collection of around 89,000 artifacts to the neighboring …

Метки : пожармузейсеулхангыльартефакты#культура

Three Suspects Arrested After Theft of Ancient Romanian Artifacts

01/30/2025

On Wednesday afternoon, the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, announced the arrest of three suspects in North Holland after the theft of four gold artifacts that were on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. The four items …

Метки : стыдмузейкражаартефактырумыниянидерланды

British Museum Partly Shutters Galleries After Security Breach

01/28/2025

The British Museum was partially closed over the weekend after an ex-employee allegedly shut down its security and IT systems. According to a public statement from a museum spokesperson, the trespasser was an IT contractor fired earlier this month. He …

Метки : британский музейбезопасность#культурарепатриацияартефактывыставки

Artifacts Spanning Multiple Centuries Uncovered in France

01/23/2025

French archaeologists have discovered artifacts and sites spanning multiple centuries, from the Late Bronze Age to the medieval era, in Pacé, Brittany, Popular Mechanics reports. A Roman road dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE was identified during an …

Метки : археологиябретанькаролингский периодримская эпохаартефактыдревние поселения

15th Century Artifacts in Lithuania Found by Researchers in Cathedral

01/18/2025

A group of artifacts from the 15th and 16th centuries, linked to the Jagiellon dynasty and royal officials within it, has been discovered in Vilnius Cathedral, a prominent Catholic site in Lithuania. The dynasty, which ruled over territories in Lithuania …

Метки : артефактыягеллонывильнюсистория.литвакультурное наследие

This Record-Breaking 1652 Massachusetts Threepence is a Piece of Early American History

12/15/2024

Stack's Bowers Galleries A 1652 Massachusetts threepence shattered records at auction at Stack’s Bowers Galleries, selling for $2.52 million and captivating numismatists and history buffs alike. This extraordinary coin is one of only two known to exist. The tangible connection …

Метки : монетыаукционистория.массачусетснумизматикаартефакты

Carpathia Captain’s Watch Sets Record for Titanic Memorabilia

11/21/2024

Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd&period The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, is one of the most famous tragedies of the 20th century. But we can’t forget that the stories surrounding it also tell of remarkable acts of …

Метки : титаникартефактырекордыхрабростьгероизмаукцион

International Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Artworks and Artifacts in Europe

07/24/2024

A collaborative effort between customs andlawenforcement officials from twenty-five countries has led to therecoveryof more than 6,400 cultural objects scattered across Europe. Eighty-five people were arrested in the operation, which was led by Spain’s Guardia Civil and supported by Europol …

Метки : борьба_с_контрабандойискусствоартефактытаможняправоохранительные_органыоперация

National Museum of Brazil Receives Major Fossil Donation

05/10/2024

Six years after being largely destroyed in a massive electrical fire that incinerated some 18,000 artifacts, or 85 percent of its collection, theNational Museum of Brazilin Rio de Janeiro has moved one step closer to rebuilding, with the gift of …

Метки : национальный музейбразилияпожертвованиеископаемыеэлектрический пожарартефакты

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Returns 44 Artifacts to Egypt, Italy, and Turkey

12/08/2023

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) on December 5 announced that it had deaccessioned and repatriated forty-four ancient objects, following the conclusion of a six-month investigation by the Manhattan DA’s office and the US Department of Homeland Security, in …

Метки : вирджиниямузейискусствоартефактыеги

British Museum Launches Webpage to Facilitate Return of Stolen Treasures

04/12/2023

The British Museum today inaugurated awebpageaimed at helping it recover the more than 2,000 priceless artifacts that wereallegedly stolenby one of its longtime curators, theArt Newspaperreports. The London institution says that it has already secured the return of sixty of …

Метки : британский музейартефактыворукраденные