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Vittorio Sgarbi resigns - pictured here being carried out of the Chamber of Deputies by parliamentary assistants after arguing with other lawmakers

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Italian junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi resigns

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An 'Indiana Jones of the art world' recovers stolen van Gogh painting

Dubbed The Netherlands' 'Indiana Jones of the art world', Arthur Brand recovered Vincent van Gogh's "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" three years after it was stolen.

12/09/2023

Amy Parent, right, is shown with the Ni'isjoohl memorial pole alongside Nisga'a Chief Earl Stephens during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland

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'Stolen' totem pole to return home to Canada from Scottish museum

The vast artefact is being prepared for return from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to the Nisga'a Nation, an indigenous group based on the west coast of Canada, after it was 'stolen' nearly a century ago.

28/08/2023

Members of the media are gathered next to the Mona Lisa

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Republican Guards stand alongside the Louvre museum pyramid in Paris before a dinner to honour Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi July 14

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France's Louvre museum set to return stolen Italian artifacts

Seven pieces bought by the museum more than 30 years ago could be returned to Italy as soon as this coming autumn.

20/07/2023

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Nick Cave speaks out on AI songwriting (still from '20,000 Days on Earth')

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Nick Cave: ChatGPT and AI songwriting is 'bullshit'

"With all the love and respect in the world”, the track is “bullshit” and “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”.

17/01/2023

The Lensa AI app generates "magic avatars" based on users' selfies.

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Are Lensa's magic avatars based on stolen art?

Lensa's AI-generated "magic avatars" have been a runaway hit on social media. Why are artists warning against them?

15/12/2022

Thieves have stolen €1.6 million worth of gold coins from a German museum

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Thieves steal €1.6 million worth of gold coins from German museum

483 gold coins were snatched early Tuesday from a museum in the southern town of Manching, with thieves taking just nine minutes to break in and make off with the stash, according to police.

24/11/2022

From robberies, to ransoms, to unfortunate toilet flushings - when artists lose their music.

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Robberies & ransoms: Artists who have had their music stolen from them

Stolen albums: Lana Del Rey has recently revealed a laptop containing songs from her upcoming album was stolen a few months ago from her car. But what other artists have had similar incidents happen to them?

25/10/2022

US army troops find a priceless collection of looted art treasures hidden in Neuschwantstein Castle at Fussen, Austria

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New York museums now required to disclose their Nazi-looted art by law

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history. But what is the purpose of this legalisation?

18/09/2022

The medieval Dome Reliquary (13th century) of the Welfenschatz

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US court dismisses Guelph Treasure lawsuit

After years of legal battles, a U.S. court dismisses lawsuit filed by heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art-dealers against a German museum foundation over historic Guelph Treasure ownership.

31/08/2022

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A stolen car got stuck in the stairs of a Madrid metro station

23/08/2022

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Curse-fearing thief returns 2000-year-old sacred relic

A Dutch art sleuth has tracked down one of the most sacred artefacts of the Catholic Church.

12/07/2022

Italian authorities recovered the stolen artwork in June 2020.

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Eight men convicted of stealing Banksy artwork from Bataclan

The suspects were handed prison sentences ranging from six months suspended to two years in prison.

23/06/2022

Votive terracotta heads and half-heads from the 3rd and 4th centuries B.C. are displayed in the new Museum of Rescued Art in Rome

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Stolen artefacts recovered by police go on display in new Rome museum

Italy has been so successful in regaining ancient artworks and artefacts illegally exported from the country that it has now created a museum just for them.

16/06/2022

The stolen artworks recovered by Italy's Carabinieri unit

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Italy recovers €10 million worth of stolen art from around the world

Italy’s Culture Minister welcomed the return of more than 200 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros that had been located in prestigious US museums and galleries after illegal trafficking.

31/12/2021

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who announced the return of Italy's 'stolen' artefacts on Wednesday.

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Long lost antiquities: Italy reunited with 200 'stolen' artefacts

The valuable antiquities, which include a 7th century BCE ceramic vessel and terracotta face of a goddess, are being returned to Italy from various museums and collections in America.

16/12/2021

The 17th century marble angels were stolen in 1989.

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Two marble angels stolen from church in 1989 are returned to Italy

A British art collector has returned two 17th-century marble angels to Italy after learning that they were stolen in 1989.

19/10/2021

Pissarro returned to French Jewish art collector's family

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Pissarro returned to French Jewish art collector's family

A painting by French impressionist Camille Pissarro, that was looted by the Nazis during World War Two has been restored to the French Jewish family who once owned it.

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