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Art crime detective Arthur Brand warns: 'All museums have been, and will be, victims of theft'

François Picard is pleased to welcome art crime detective Arthur Brand. "In the old days they stole a painting, but a painting is unique; you cannot cut it in two," Brand explains. "In the last 10 years they have been targeting more and more objects made of gold, silver". He…

France 24 · Oct 19

Louvre's $100 million crown jewels still missing one year after daring heist

A year after thieves stole $100 million worth of crown jewels from Paris's Louvre Museum, four suspects remain jailed awaiting trial, but the treasures are still missing. The October 19 heist saw theives disguised as workers steal eigt historic items, including jewellery belonging to Empress Eugenie, Napoleon III's wife.

France 24 · Oct 19

Renoir paintings are worth a fortune, but not when they're stolen

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Arthur Brand: ‘I never give up informants - they will shoot you dead’

The ‘Indiana Jones of the art world’ on receiving that stolen Van Gogh, how he gains the trust of criminals and how he got into his unusual career

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Dutch art detective recovers stolen Vincent van Gogh painting

Van Gogh’s 1884 Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring was brazenly taken from a museum during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023

Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg?

In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

Thefts by staff a common problem in UK museums, say experts

Former long-term member of staff at London institution says they are ‘shocked at what goes on’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

British Museum employee sacked over missing items was senior curator

Peter Higgs was curator of Greek collections and sculpture until he was sacked, but his family says he has ‘not done anything’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

'Stolen' Charles Darwin notebooks mysteriously return to library 22 years later

The books, valued at £10million by a world famous art crime investigator, were returned to Cambridge University in a pink bag with a 'Happy Easter' message 22 years after they were last seen

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022