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Fictional Art Heist on 'High Potential' Recalls Louvre Theft

11/13/2025

Reality sometimes really is stranger than fiction, as was the case when one television series released an episode about a high-profile art heist involving a Rembrandt a week after a theft at the Louvre captured global attention. The ABC series, …

Метки : искусствокражарембрандтсериалрасследованиезагадка

French State Auditor Report Compiled Before Louvre Heist Released

11/07/2025

The French national audit has published its report on the Louvre‘s security, excerpts of which were leaked to press shortly after a trove of crown jewel were stolen from the museum. The report, known as the Cour des Comptes, found …

Метки : луврбезопасность#культуракражирасследованиефранция

Key Louvre Security Password at Time of Heist Was Reportedly 'Louvre'

11/07/2025

It’s yet unclear what tone the cinematic retelling of the Louvre jewel heist will take, but the latest revelation from Paris suggests a farce. A French court released a scathing report on Thursday detailing how leadership at the Louvre—home to …

Метки : луврбезопасностьограблениеювелирные изделияотчётрасследование

More Than 1,000 Artifacts Stolen from the Oakland Museum of California

10/30/2025

More than 1,000 objects were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)’s collection earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. On October 15, around 3:30 a.m., a thief or group of thieves broke into the museum’s off-site storage …

Метки : музейкражаискусствооклендфбррасследование

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Louvre Robbery

10/28/2025

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Louvre Robbery Investigators have arrested two men believed to have been involved in the audacious October 19 theft of France’s crown jewels from theLouvrein Paris. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in an October 26 …

Метки : грабеждрагоценностилуврфранциярасследованиебезопасность

German Police Bust Suspected Forgery Ring for Fake Rembrandt, Picasso

10/28/2025

German police said they busted an international forgery ring that was trying to sell fake works for millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors. The fraudsters claimed the works were by artists including Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo.An unnamed 77-year-old …

Метки : искусствоподделкирасследованиегерманиярембрандтпикассо

French Audit: Parts of Louvre Have No Cameras, Other Security Flaws

10/21/2025

Following the robbery of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum on Sunday, a government audit leaked to Radio France revealed that the museum’s security system was “outdated and inadequate.” The report, set to be released publicly next month, was …

Метки : луврограблениебезопасностькража#культурарасследование

France Reveals What Was Stolen From Louvre Museum: Photos

10/20/2025

Several hours after news broke that thieves had broken into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stolen royal jewels of “incalculable” value, France’s Ministry of Culture sent out a press release officially detailing what was stolen in the robbery. By …

Метки : луврграбеждрагоценностибезопасностьимператорская коллекциярасследование

Picasso Work Goes Missing in Transport Between Madrid and Granada

10/17/2025

A work on paper by Pablo Picasso left Madrid two weeks ago and has not been accounted for between there and its intended destination in Granada, according to a report on Thursday in El Pais. “The work, half a page …

Метки : искусствопикассокражарасследованиевыставкагранада

Poor Farmer Allegedly Posed as Maharaja to Sell Fake Art in India

10/17/2025

Officials in India continued their investigation into the sale of faked paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, and other key Indian artists, releasing a charge sheet in September that accused a poor farmer of posing as a maharaja …

Метки : искусствоподделкирасследованиеиндиясовременное искусствоm. f. husain

Italian police seize 21 suspected forgeries attributed to Dalí

10/03/2025

This week the Italian authorities seized 21 suspected forgeries attributed to Salvador Dalí from a major monographic show titled “Dalí, Between Art and Myth” in the northern city of Parma.The exhibition of 80 drawings, engravings, and tapestries opened at Palazzo …

Метки : искусствоподделкадали#культураиталиярасследование

Fiat Family Faces New Allegations of Missing Artworks and Forgeries

09/29/2025

The family behind the Fiat empire is the subject of a new investigation centered around missing artworks and forgeries, according to the Times of London. The Agnelli family was already the subject of a similar inquiry in 2023. That year, …

Метки : искусстворасследованиесемья agnelliпропавшие произведенияподделкинаследство

Lee Ufan Painting at Center of Bribery Investigation in Korea

09/13/2025

Last month, Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea’s impeached and jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol, was arrested on charges of bribery, stock manipulation, and election interference. On Thursday, the special prosecutor leading the case said a painting by Lee Ufan …

Метки : южная кореякоррупцияискусствополитикаскандалрасследование

Leon Black and Leslie Wexner's Letters to Jeffrey Epstein Released

09/10/2025

Documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that were submitted to the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee—including pages from a birthday book which included contributions from collectors Leon Black and Leslie Wexner—were recently released in full by the panel. …

Метки : эпштейнскандалдокументырасследованиеутечкаизвестные фигуры