The police said the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
Tag: Museums
A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past
The home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, which was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie “The Zone of Interest,” will soon welcome visitors.
Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.
Critics Complain That Italy’s Government Is Interfering in the Arts
Italy’s culture ministry dismissed experts preparing an exhibition on Futurism and put in its own appointees, who created a show that seems to glorify the Mussolini years.
Stripping Down for a Night at a French Museum
To report on an unclothed visit to an exhibition about social nudism, a Times journalist chose to join the party. Her mother did, too.
‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.
A Tiny Gladiator Tells of the Reach of Roman Empire Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, next year.
Art or Trash? It Can Be a Fine Line.
Two beer cans were displayed in a Dutch museum. Then they were accidentally thrown out.
The Netherlands Returns Hundreds of Cultural Artifacts to Indonesia
The repatriation, the second of its kind by the Dutch, shows a working model for returning looted treasures from Europe to former colonies around the world.
The Four Mysterious Guardians of the Artist Lee Bul
This fall the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade will feature strange, humanoid sculptures. If they induce a feeling of nausea, that’s what Lee was going for.