Michael Rohana stole the clay digit six years ago at a Philadelphia museum where he had been attending an ugly-sweater party. He pleaded guilty this week.
Tag: Museums
A Japanese Island Where the Wild Things Are
In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life.
A Swedish Warship Sank in 1628. It’s Still Yielding Secrets.
Researchers are learning more about those who died after the Vasa sank, including a woman known as “G,” who was long believed by scientists to be a man.
When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma
Western museums are major tourist attractions, drawing travelers from around the world. But what responsibility do we bear as spectators for patronizing institutions that display what critics say are stolen works?
Metal Detector Hobbyist Finds a 500-Year-Old Pendant Linked to Henry VIII
Researchers say the jewelry, found in a field outside Birmingham, England, is an extraordinary piece of treasure.
What Happened to Canada’s Cold War Relics?
Few of the sites built to protect Canadians from a radioactive cloud of destruction have been preserved.
Inside a Nuclear War Bunker Built to Save Canada’s Leaders
Amid renewed tensions with Russia, tourists are flocking to a decommissioned nuclear fallout shelter that Canada built to preserve its government during a nuclear war.
$20 Million Worth of Looted Art Returns to Italy From the U.S.
The authorities of the two countries have worked together to round up statues, vases and bronzes, some of which had appeared in American museums.
London Museum Removes ‘Irish Giant’ Skeleton From Display
The remains of Charles Byrne, a 7-foot-7 man who died in 1783, will no longer be on public view, an effort to address what one official at the Hunterian Museum called a historical wrong.
The Met’s Maya Show Asks: Can Art Ever Be Innocent?
A riveting show at the Metropolitan Museum surveys the complicated art of the ancient Maya, in which beauty and brutality are surreally entangled.