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A kidnapped goddess returns home, after prosecutors expose art thieves

The antiquities hailed from Italy and Egypt, and were returned after the Manhattan District Attorney enacted search warrants.

WEKU · Sep 10, 2022

Hope North Tyneside coastal heritage building could be saved by link to revered artist

The Watch House in Cullercoats recently hosted Sylvia Yount, co-curator of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, who was exploring the village's connection to American artist Winslow Homer

Chronicle Live · Sep 8, 2022

US Returns Antiquities to Egypt

Authorities in New York announced Wednesday the return of 16 antiquities to Egypt, including five works that were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a probe into international art trafficking. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the 16 works were worth more than $16 million.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022

How South-East Asian art sold in Australia passed through the hands of a suspected smuggler

New evidence uncovered by the ABC has linked Thai and Cambodian art works sold in Australia back to looted historic sites and a shady Bangkok dealer.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

‘The beginning of a conversation’: the Met examines a complex history of emancipation art

In a new exhibition, the popularity of antislavery art is revisited with a critical eye on what is being shown and why it’s being celebrated

The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2022

The New York DA’s office fighting to stop trade of looted antiquities

Over the past six years, Matthew Bogdanos, a retired Marine colonel who has run the Manhattan DA’s antiquities unit, has convicted a dozen people of antiquities trafficking

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2022

An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

Ryan Reynolds' reaction to Blake Lively's Met Gala gown sends fans into frenzy

Blake Lively stunned at the Met Gala in a beautiful custom Versace colour-changing dress which had her husband Ryan Reynolds swooning on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Blake Lively’s best Met Gala looks as fans praise star for ‘always understanding the assignment’

The actor wowed viewers with two looks on the same red carpet

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Pregnant Rihanna honoured with a statue at the MET after she couldn't attend

Pregnant Rihanna was the talk of the town despite not attending The Met Gala fashion event she was honoured in a life-size marble statue alongside

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022