A tipster handed the work over to a Dutch art crimes detective who had been investigating the theft together with the police.
Tag: Museums
Nairy Baghramian Breaks Through With Metropolitan Museum Facade Commission
With powerfully alive new works at the Met and MoMA, the Iranian-born artist Nairy Baghramian embraces the canon, the better to take it apart.
Crisis-Hit British Museum Names Interim Director
Mark Jones, a former leader of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is set to take over with a remit to restore confidence after a theft scandal.
Cross-Cultural Exchanges from Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Caribbean
Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions.
Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the headless bronze, valued at $20 million, is a depiction of the Roman emperor and was looted from Turkey.
Scottish Museum Will Return Totem Pole to Nisga’a Nation in Canada
The 36-foot tall memorial pole has spent almost a century in a Scottish museum. Now it will be returned to the Nisga’a Nation in Canada.
Can Koyo Kouoh Revive Zeitz MOCAA?
“There was a feeling that we cannot let this fail,” Koyo Kouoh said of taking the top job at Zeitz MOCAA. She wants to make it relevant to the Pan-African world and beyond.
When art and money meet
Encouragement, profit or exploitation?
How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home
While attention is focused on western museums and governments giving back looted items, heritage workers in the global south are laying the groundwork for new claims.
Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam
A ticket seller at an art museum in Switzerland spent more than a decade skimming cash.