http://museum-security.org
Reports about incidents with cultural property
JULY 1997.
July 31,
- Italy Cops Recover $3M in Art
- John Lennon etchings stolen from Amsterdam Gallery
July 30,
Natural formations accessible, vulnerable (Even landmarks as
sacred as the Eye of the Needle aren't safe from mindless
vandals; tourists break off pieces of cave formations for
souvenirs)
July 28,
- Latest news on the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
- Art registry did not inform Met of claim
- Re: again: museum fire caused by construction work
- Re: again: museum fire caused by construction work
- Crime in museums & galleries
- Dutch customs find stolen atlases
- Greek students in Britain begin campaign for Parthenon Marbles'
return - City history society seeks to sell its art - German Cops
Seize Alleged Stolen Art
July 25,
- Stolen-art claims shake N.Y. museum
- Re: again: museum fire caused by construction work
- China Joins Pact on Stolen Relics
- Texas family wants Romanov jewels held for factory
July 24,
- Paris museum blaze causes less damage than feared
- U.S. to return stolen manuscripts
July 23,
French firefighters douse Paris museum blaze
Fire broke out in an area of the roof that was being renovated!!
AGAIN: remember the Hofburg in Vienna, Windsor Castle, and the
Royal Academy (May 4, ). All these fires were caused by
construction work. This is the third museum fire within three
months: Royal Academy (May), Tate Gallery (June).....
July 22,
- Non-heritage crime in museums
- Dead Sea Scrolls Still Disputed
- aboriginal art australia
- $33m worth of artifacts bound for trafficking recovered in Iran
July 20,
- stolen painting
- Sotheby's cuts antiquity sales over 'smuggling' (Sotheby's
Moving Sales to New York) - Shrine threatened by flooding -
Bulldozers threaten Matisse villa
July 18,
- Russian minister criticises Bonn on art booty
- War criminal Tadic's art pleases London diners
- Albania violence threatens treasured ancient city
- 'Betrayed' antiques expert awarded £200,000
- Britain freezes £16m art sale to America (The Getty Museum is
angry over an export delay on a Poussin from Sudeley Castle) -
The Unfinished History of the Aksum Obelisk Return
July 16,
- Move to weed out 'rogue' security firms
- British Sculptor Charged With Stealing Body Parts
July 14,
- France returns artwork looted by Nazis to owner
(two articles: Reuter and Boston Globe
- Rain seriously destroys major naive art collection (our source:
Art Daily at: http://www.artdaily.com/) - Investigation into
possible Cincinnati school art fraud continues - VALLEY ART
THEFTS CONFORM TO TREND; L.A. BECOMING TARGET FOR HEISTS
July 12,
- The Lost Museum, the Nazi conspiracy to steal the world's
greatest works of art. - Family in fight for £300m 'war loot' -
House Rejects Block Grant Funding For Arts - Italy Contests
University Donation
July 11,
Grand jury begins hearing art case
July 10,
- stealing Absolute Vodka ads from magazines
- Historic house saved from partial demolition
- Fire hits Paris law courts near historic church (Sainte
Chapelle)
July 9,
- Recovering stolen art takes decades of patience
- Japanese owner of 'Sunflowers' says it's no fake
- Forgotten sculpture rescued
July 5,
- Russia parliament angry over Yeltsin art rejection
- United States makes formal commitment with Peru protecting
their cultural artifacts - Burglar was expert 'worthy of part on
Antiques Roadshow' - Security camera can find a face in crowds -
Moscow digs for Ivan's (the Terrible) secret library - More on
fake Van Gogh paintings: Review alleges dozens of Van Goghs are
fake - Auschwitz Artist Fights Museum For Her Portraits
July 4, 1977
- mass-tourism = serious threat to the heritage
- Colombia recovers church art worth $1.5 million
- Swiss Send Art to U.S. in Protest
- China sells crumbling museum
- Doubts cast on 100 Van Goghs
July 3,
- $400,000 IN FINE ART WAS STOLEN
- The council that kept its head after the roof fell in
- Archaeologist swims river to escape lynching
- issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
July 2,
- Petition to save a library in peril
- Archaeologist Recalls Jungle Clash
- Art gift threatened by gallery plan to charge
July 1,
-HK says return to China puts noose on smugglers
-British Art Market Fears Collapse Under EU Tax Burden
-Experts Demand Hunt For Owners Of Nazi-Looted Art
-Britain says will not return marbles to Greece
-Art dealer to stars arrested
-Firing of Berlin's Jewish Museum director unleashes fury
-Art thieves plague Cambodian religious structure
-Authorities investigating sale of Cincinnati schools' paintings
-US art dealer charged with defrauding celebrities
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