Art looting networks operate on many levels, many of them hidden, over long periods of time. The native graph function of Wikidata enhanced by federated queries can help track them. Tracking… Read More
The British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum will give back gold and silver artifacts looted during colonial times from Ghana’s Asante royal court, the museums and the palace… Read More
Kevin Tapia, whose real name is Kevin Holguín Sepúlveda, aka Baby Bandito, always had an itch for fame and luxury. The young lad from the streets of Santiago, Chile, always aim… Read More
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has taken steps to comply with recent federal legislation requiring consultation with tribes before exhibiting or researching Native American cultural items. In… Read More
A Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on a cultural heritage preservation project in Adamawa State has been signed by the governments of Nigeria and the United States.
This was revealed on Th… Read More
The Acting America Ambassador and Charge D’ Affairs in Nigeria, Mr David Greene on Thursday disclosed that between October 2022 and and December 2023, the United States government repa… Read More
The world of cinema has just been shaken by a historic victory full of meaning. Indeed, the documentary “Dahomey” by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop won the Golden Bear at t… Read More
A documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing Europe's looted antiquities wins prestigious Golden Bear.
from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Ja… Read More
"Dahomey", a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin film festival's top pri… Read More
As Americans think about traveling to warmer climates and planning their summer getaways and family vacations, they may be considering traveling overseas. However, there are countries that h… Read More
Isiah 29:12 KJVAnd the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Quran 96:1-8Read with the name of your Lord who… Read More
Women's History Month means an excuse to celebrate all of the incredible, multi-faceted, diverse stories of women throughout history. While many of those stories remain lost to time, the sto… Read More
Isiah 29:12 KJVAnd the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
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Many people have heard the name of Shivaji the great but only a few of them really know about him. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of Maratha kingdom, was born in 1630 or 1627 in Pune… Read More
Anambra State Local Government Service Commission has sacked six Deputy Directors, who have fake certificates.
The Chairman of the commission, Mr. Vincent Ezeaka, also said that it uncove… Read More
Total War: Three Kingdoms Free Download Game
Total War: Three Kingdoms Download Free is a real-time turn-based video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega… Read More
The FBI says it has returned 22 artifacts to Japan that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa after a Massachusetts family going through their late World War II veteran father’s… Read More
When it comes to exploring the best that a city has to offer, Rome stands out as a true gem, offering a wealth of historical treasures and breathtaking beauty that can be experienced without… Read More
The post How Caroline Herrling took over a house and made its owner disappear appeared first on Today Headline.
Not much happens on Kingswood Road without the neighbors noticing.
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The shadow of the East India Company looms large over Spitalfields. For it was to bring goods from the East India Dock that Commercial St was cut through the neighbourhood in the nineteen… Read More
The Art Newspaper: Germany to replace Nazi-loot advisory panel with binding arbitration. “The German government and 16 states approved reforms aimed at helping the heirs of Jewish coll… Read More
Gustav Klimt’s art is not confined to museum walls. It’s part of our daily visual language. Klimt artworks such as his famous “The Kiss” and other works have transcen… Read More
Investigators suspect that the Carlos Museum acquired the artifact in 2006 from a third party, based on a falsified provenance claiming that the artifact had been in the U.S. since 1969. Age… Read More
A cache of artifacts found in Massachusetts and looted from Okinawa, Japan, have been repatriated by the FBI.
Treasure Chest in Boston
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Christopher Penler22 histo… Read More
World War II was a cataclysmic event that reshaped the world in innumerable ways, influencing the trajectory of national policies, economies, and societies. Among the many areas it touched d… Read More
Throughout the annals of history, the allure of the high seas has captured the imaginations of many. In our quest to retrace the daring exploits of pirates and privateers, we’re transp… Read More
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online.
UK M… Read More
The following is the transcript of my interview with National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Director General Jeremy Barns. I have decided to publish it in full to serve as reference on the… Read More
A woman looks at the Impressionist painting called Rue St.-Honore, Apres-Midi, Effet de Pluie painted in 1897 by Camille Pissarro, on display at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spa… Read More
Introduction
Recent revelations by Ukraine’s Kherson Art Museum shed light on the alleged looting of artworks from its collection by Russian forces. The discovery was made… Read More
In a surprising turn of events, Christie's, the renowned auction house, has pulled the plug on the sale of four ancient Greek vases scheduled for its upcoming auction in New York. The decisi… Read More
After the Nazis swept into Russia during World War Two, they took over the Catherine Palace and looted thousands of valuable treasures, including the Amber Room.
The room had been dubbed &ld… Read More
The whole concept of art triumphing over every worldly problem sounds novel on paper, but it’s really hard to execute on screen. There’s a huge risk of things turning into a gimm… Read More
As Americans think about traveling to warmer climates and planning their summer getaways and family vacations, they may be considering traveling overseas. However, there are countries that h… Read More
It was discovered that Michael had stolen items from museums across several states, including Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. AUSA Newton revealed that Michael was linked to… Read More
Works on display from the Denver Art Museum’s Northwest Coast and Alaska Native arts collection on April 16, 2024. (Ian Dickson/KTOO)Earlier this month, the Denver Post r… Read More
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Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano arrives at Quirinal presidential palace to be sworn in, Rome, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Italy’s Cu… Read More
Where do artworks that passed through notorious looted antiquities trafficker Nicolas Koutoulakis pop up?Dataset with Koutoulakis-linked items in the:J. Paul Getty MuseumMetropolitan Museum… Read More
Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time since their historic return.
P… Read More
A cache of artifacts found in Massachusetts and looted from Okinawa, Japan, have been repatriated by the FBI.
Treasure Chest in Boston
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Christopher Penler22 histo… Read More
KHUSHWANT SINGH was my father. One of the best-known writers of the post-Partition generation (Train to Pakistan, A History of the Sikhs, Delhi, a Novel), he was also an editor&nbs… Read More
KHUSHWANT SINGH was my father. One of the best-known writers of the post-Partition generation (Train to Pakistan, A History of the Sikhs, Delhi, a Novel), he was also an editor&nbs… Read More
Introduction
The Battle of Karnal in 1739 marked a crucial turning point in Indian and Persian history, where the mighty Mughal Empire faced a resurgent Persian force led by Nadir Shah. This… Read More
Background
The contentious ownership of a 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele, titled “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife,” has ignited a legal battle in New York. The draw… Read More
Attention, Muthoot Finance Shareholders! Your Unclaimed Dividends Await
Hey there, investing junta! If you own shares of the popular NBFC giant Muthoot Finance Limited, chances are you might… Read More
The Great L&T Tech Shares Hostage Retrieval
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Museum Worthy: Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe
English | May 14, 2024 | ASIN: B0D2LYCK3N | M4B@66 kbps | 12h 3m | 350.05 MB
Author: Elizabeth CampbellNarrator: Holly Adams
Art loo… Read More
Below is a translation into English of the following document: Le pillage des oeuvres d'art en France pendant l'Occupation des actions organisées et de grande envergure&nbs… Read More
CHAPTER I — "COSY MOMENTS"The man in the street would not have known it, but a great crisis was imminent in New York journalism.Everything seemed much as usual in the city. The c… Read More
As Americans think about traveling to warmer climates and planning their summer getaways and family vacations, they may be considering traveling overseas. However, there are countries that h… Read More
A cache of artifacts found in Massachusetts and looted from Okinawa, Japan, have been repatriated by the FBI.
Treasure Chest in Boston
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Christopher Penler22 histo… Read More
Italy on Tuesday celebrated the return of 600 or so works of art looted from the country years ago and finally returned by the US. Together with 60 items the US repatriated to Italy last yea… Read More
Looted Art Detector: Part 2 Using custom indicatorsexample with : ALIU Red Flag restorersThe user can analyse provenances for any names or words that seem interesting.The list below con… Read More
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In 2009, Sotheby's put up for sale this Renoir entitled DEUX FEMMES DANS UN JARDIN with the following provenance.PROVENANCESo… Read More
Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been loo… Read More