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Bic Family Heirs File Lawsuit for Return of Fra Angelico Painting

04/03/2026

The heirs of the Bic family fortune filed suit in March for the return of a painting by Fra Angelico that sold at Christie’s for $5.4 million in 2018. That sale was only possible, the heirs allege, because a chauffeur …

Метки : искусствокражааукционнаследствосудебный искfra angelico

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork

04/03/2026

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork According to court papers filed last month, Gonzalve Bich, Charles Bich and Guillame Bich, the French heirs to themulti-billion dollarBic Pen fortune,are alleging that a 15th century …

Метки : искусствонаследствокражаренессанссудебный искколлекционирование

A Priceless Golden Helmet, Heisted from a Dutch Museum, Is Recovered

04/02/2026

Romanian culturati and historians, as well as Dutch museum officials, were shocked in January 2025 when thieves blew up a wall at a Netherlands museum to get at one of the great treasures of the National Museum of Romanian History: …

Метки : искусствокражарумыниямузейархеологиятайна

Works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse Snatched in Major Italian Art Heist

03/31/2026

Works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse Snatched in Major Italian Art Heist Four men have pulled off a major heist of works byRenoir,Cézanne, andMatissefrom theMagnani-Rocca Foundationin the rural Italian city of Parma, according toreports. Per a statement given by the …

Метки : искусствокражаиталиямузейное ограблениепармарасследование

Wisconsin Museum Treasurer Admits to Stealing $70,000 from Institution

02/13/2026

The former treasurer of the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin—touted as “the only building still standing from the dawn of electricity” on its website—admitted to stealing $70,000 from the institution. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, Steven …

Метки : музейкражарастратаэдисонвисконсинистория.

Thieves empty Dutch museum of silver in morning heist

01/23/2026

A museum in the eastern Dutch city of Doesburg has been hit by thieves who lifted its entire silverware collection in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to museum staff, more than 300 “irreplaceable” objects were stolen, valued at …

Метки : искусствокражамузейкультурное наследиесеребронидерланды

Recovered Picassos at Center of Art Theft Trial in Nice, France

01/10/2026

Seven years after an undercover sting led police to a house packed with stolen art in the hills above Nice, France, the case has returned to court, with ten defendants now on trial over a cache that included several works …

Метки : искусствокражасудпикассорасследованиеницца

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

Louvre Director Faces Senate Grilling as Pressure Mounts After Jewel Heist

12/19/2025

Louvre president Laurence des Cars faced an fraught Senate hearing on Wednesday as lawmakers pressed her on years of allegedly neglected security warnings preceding the October theft of $102 million in imperial jewels — an interrogation that has intensified calls …

Метки : луврбезопасностьполитикакражаотставкааудит

Louvre Jewels Thieves Evaded Police by a 'Hair's Breadth'

12/11/2025

The thieves who stole jewelry from the Louvre evaded capture in October “by a hair’s breadth,” a senior official from the administrative inquiry into the museum’s security failings told the French Senate on Wednesday, as reported by Le Figaro. Noël …

Метки : лувркражабезопасностьдрагоценностимузейпротесты

Man Suspected of Being Fourth Gang Member Behind Louvre Heist Arrested

11/26/2025

On Tuesday, four more suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of the French crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris last month. One of those men, who is currently in police custody, is suspected of being the fourth …

Метки : лувркражаювелирные украшенияпреступностьбезопасностьполиция

Four Additional Suspects Arrested in Connection to Louvre Museum Heist

11/26/2025

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of the French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris last month, USA Today reported. Two men and two women between the ages of 31 and 40 were arrested …

Метки : кражалувркоронные драгоценностирасследованиебезопасностьаресты

Louvre to Install 100 Surveillance Cameras, Anti-Intrusion Systems

11/19/2025

Some 100 surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems are set to be installed at the Louvre Museum as part of increased security measures following the theft of France’s crown jewels last month, reported the Associated Press. The anti-intrusion systems will go …

Метки : луврбезопасностькражамодернизациякамеры наблюдениямеры предосторожности

After Museum Heist, Syrian Cultural Authorities Face Scrutiny Over Lack of Transparency

11/13/2025

Syria’s Ministry of Culture yesterday appeared to publish details of the artifacts stolen from the Damascus National Museum on Sunday, only to delete the brief statement several hours later. The now-removed post has intensified demands for transparency over what was …

Метки : сириямузейкражаартефактыбезопасностьюнеско