Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
* Bill Reid theft. Gas masks, bear spray, used in Vancouver art heist
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/1e9c46dd8e2d86a8?hl=en
* FW: UBC offers reward for stolen artworks, photos
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/fe1674e5643a3622?hl=en
* The latest lecture sponsored by the Court of Appeals is a must for art
historians and World War II buffs. "Stolen Art" also comes at a time when a
film on ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
* Statement From Louise Blalock, Chief Librarian, Hartford Public Library
about security concerns.
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/dd4d4e4e8106c821?hl=en
* Russia's Ministry of culture is asking London auction house Christie's to
hand over a rare religious icon. It is believed the item was stolen from a
Moscow museum in 1994.
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/d7b295b18073b52e?hl=en
* Spain. Roban una parte de la colección de Agatha Ruiz ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
* Egypt antiquities chief hails 'naked' mummies cover-up (Zahi Hawass once
again seeks publicity. He better worries about the stolen mask in the Saint
Louis Art Museum)
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/96e44c7d93953fde?hl=en
* Bill Reid Heist: Interpol alerted two days after art theft
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/bd72af89c1b373b9?hl=en
* A temporary library will open today to serve as the home of the Cathedral
City Library, ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Jacqueline Lisant and Le Repas Frugel Burglarized
Palm Beach Police closely monitoring the investigation
Images: http://snipurl.com/2aw0d
New York, NY - May 27, 2007 - AXA Art Insurance announced a $25,000 reward
for credible information leading to the location, recovery and return of two
Picasso prints and conviction of the responsible parties.
"Jacqueline Lisant" and "Le ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
* Article from The Moscow Times - A New Art Lover Shells Out 0M
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/2217d79b87662f49?hl=en
* Preocupa al Vaticano robo de arte sacro en México
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/9a892ce2bb8a20d0?hl=en
* insider theft. Historian tied to 3 more missing Roosevelt artifacts
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/a03f637383f9c6c4?hl=en
* UBC museum at a loss to explain theft of work by legendary aboriginal artist
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/595b5ff278bb7ede?hl=en
* B.C. museum ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
* Indiana Jones and the AAMD (David Gill) http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/40d9077d78bf9c03?hl=en
* Carnegie Library system taking safety issues seriously http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/af9eb591c73d1cd9?hl=en
* (Wir)warhoofd René Hagen een maatschappijverbeteraar? http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/ee6a914dcb629dca?hl=en
* IHT.com Article: Picasso etchings worth $450,000 stolen from art gallery http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/599ac73f34748c0b?hl=en
* Article from The Moscow Times - A New Art Lover Shells Out 0M
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/2217d79b87662f49?hl=en
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
* Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures From the National Museum, Kabul" (National Gallery of Art Washington DC) http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/34441385fea29cba?hl=en
* UK. Man sought after rare books taken from the Royal Horticultural Society in London. He is alleged to have held a library card under the pseudonym of "Mr Santoro"
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/e9fcf5cad033a618?hl=en
* One good fossil deserves another: ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Kathmandu, May 24, 2008 (IANS) A famed American explorer and writer, whose books on Tibet opened the forbidden former Buddhist kingdom to Western eyes, has been nailed by Nepal Police for possessing an illegal treasure trove of wildlife parts and ancient archaeological artefacts. Ian Baker, who first came to Kathmandu ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Berlin - The roof of Berlin's Philharmonic Hall caught fire Tuesday, forcing the orchestra to break off a matinee concert and prompting a major call-out of firefighters to confine the blaze. A matinee concert was under way at the time, Peter Riegelbauer, chairman of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, said.
No injuries ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- A fire that destroyed the architecture- faculty building at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands may lead to the loss of 40,000 books and illustrated works from as early as the 17th century.
As many as 300 people had to be evacuated on May 13 ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
“And I am left thinking that the "Enlightenment principles on which public museums in the United States were established" have perhaps contributed to the irreversible destruction of our universal, or cosmopolitan, cultural heritage”.
David Gill, Collecting Antiquities and Enlightenment Principles
…The exhibition, Benin: Kings and Rituals Court Arts from Nigeria, goes to ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
The Art Newspaper can reveal that a 500-year-old panel painting by Domenico Beccafumi of Marcia was broken in half, in one of the most serious handling accidents known to have occurred in a UK museum in living memory. This happened during deinstallation of the “Renaissance Siena” exhibition, which closed on ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Normally, in cases of claims for stolen property or illegally detained objects, it is sufficient for the owner to establish beyond reasonable doubt that he is the rightful owner of the object in dispute and that the present holder of the object has no lawful right to the object. The ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Agentes adscritos a la Ertzain-etxea de Gasteiz detenían, en la tarde de ayer en Gasteiz, a un hombre de 25 años acusado de robo con fuerza. El sospechoso estaría implicado en los robos de placas de bronce perpetrados, en las últimas fechas, en las obras del futuro Museo Arqueológico de ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Cinco hombres fueron detenidos en las últimas horas por su presunta participación en el robo de monedas y medallas antiguas del Museo Numismático e Histórico del Banco Nación ubicado en el centro porteño, valuadas en 750 mil dólares ocurrido en febrero pasado.
Según informaron fuentes policiales, las detenciones estuvieron a cargo ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
After a 35-year absence, the treasures of Tutankhamun have returned to London for the stunning ‘Golden Age of the Pharaohs’ Exhibition. With – literally – priceless artefacts on display, the event presents the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and service partner G4S Security Services (UK) with a unique protection challenge. Brian ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Un lamentable episodio se produjo ayer (martes) a la tarde en el Museo Histórico Provincial de Santa Fe Brigadier López, ubicado en 3 de Febrero y San Martín, cuando dos personas robaron de una de las vitrinas dos armas de alto valor histórico. Se trata de dos revólveres antiguos de ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
LONDON, (CAIS) -- SUMMARY: This document amends the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Iraq pursuant to section 3002 of the Emergency Protection for Iraqi Cultural Antiquities Act of 2004. This document also contains the Designated List ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
La Biblioteca Nacional española expondrá los mapas recuperados
Picture of the map: http://elmercuriodigital.es/content/view/9580/39/
La Biblioteca Nacional exhibe, hasta el domingo, los mapas recuperados tras el robo realizado en la institución el pasado verano en el que se detectó la desaparición de 16 laminas, dos de ellas constituyen uno de los grabados xilográficos ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton police said someone stole an ancient Egyptian necklace from the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.
The necklace, made from carnelian gems, was donated in the 1940s, but it is believed to be several thousand years old.
Lynn Simonelli, vice president of collection and research for the museum, said someone ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
The circle of art
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"I'm a believer that beautiful paintings should be seen by people," she says. "Basically, what's in the exhibit are works that we love."
Basicaly all Goudstikker paintings were in public exhibitions. Owing to Marei von Saher (she never even met Goudstikker) many of the Goudstikker paintings have disappeared ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Versicherungspolicen kalkulieren, ist eine Kunst für sich. Das gilt umso mehr, wenn die Kunst als solche mit ins Spiel kommt, es also um die Versicherung von Kunstobjekten geht. Denn diese stößt derzeit an ihre Grenzen. "Es kann sein, dass wir bald nicht mehr in der Lage sind, große Ausstellungen zu ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
A senior Iraqi official has accused the West of ignoring the obviously thriving trade of smuggling antiquities out of the country.
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Burglars have raided Hastings Museum snatching 33 antiques worth a total of £50,000.
The artefacts - mostly made of silver, glass and ceramic - date as far back as the 17th century and include a laquered gold elephant tusk vase from Japan.
The thieves gained entry to the building in Bohemia Road ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
A disgruntled library patron was arrested Thursday afternoon after she made a false bomb threat at the Washington County Free Library's downtown Hagerstown branch, the Hagerstown City Fire Marshal's office said in a news release.
Toyna Michelle Butts, 18, of Dual Place in Hagerstown, told investigators she was upset after receiving ...
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