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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 16, 2026 U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine
U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine

Supporters of modern Palestinians have criticized the change, saying that alterations, in turn, erase their history and heritage.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 16, 2026 Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft
Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft

Steven E. Jahnke, 67, was charged February 11 in Outagamie County Circuit Court.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Man arrested for theft of Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum
police are pictured recovering artifacts from a camper van

All of the stolen items were recovered.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 15, 2026 New Jersey’s long-planned Centre Pompidou outpost is dead
A rendering of a four-story brick building in a city environment

The project had been in the works since 2021.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom
Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom

A staff member was quickly identified and suspended, the institution said.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Feb 15, 2026 Paris’ Museum of Romantic Life reopens for Valentine’s Day
A cropped image of the exterior of the Musée de la Vie Romantique

It reopened with an exhibit titled “Facing the Sky, Paul Huet in His Time.”

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Thief steals ‘priceless’ ancient Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum
A composite photograph of an Egyptian cartonnage funerary mask, a painted figure of a cat, a mummy collar and a beaded necklace.

Police have asked anyone with any information relating to the incident or the whereabouts of the stolen property to contact them.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 14, 2026 Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial
Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial

William R. Haney was ordered to return to Bridgewater State Hospital, where he remains held without bail.

by Adam Schrader
U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 16, 2026 U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine

Supporters of modern Palestinians have criticized the change, saying that alterations, in turn, erase their history and heritage.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 16, 2026 Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft by Adam Schrader
Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Man arrested for theft of Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum by Adam Schrader
police are pictured recovering artifacts from a camper van
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 15, 2026 New Jersey’s long-planned Centre Pompidou outpost is dead by Adam Schrader
A rendering of a four-story brick building in a city environment
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom by Adam Schrader
Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Feb 15, 2026 Paris’ Museum of Romantic Life reopens for Valentine’s Day by Adam Schrader
A cropped image of the exterior of the Musée de la Vie Romantique
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Thief steals ‘priceless’ ancient Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum by Adam Schrader
A composite photograph of an Egyptian cartonnage funerary mask, a painted figure of a cat, a mummy collar and a beaded necklace.
Law and Crime   -   Feb 14, 2026 Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial by Adam Schrader
Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial
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Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Tracking global art crimes, thefts and vandalism: The Urgent Matter database
An NYPD police van is pictured on the sidewalk in Central Park in New York City. The grass is green and the leaves are colorful, indicating fall

Urgent Matter’s tracker follows major crimes targeting cultural property, from museum heists and forgeries to activist vandalism, across the art world.

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An external view of the Design Miami fair in 2023 as people walk past sculptures outside the tent.

New markets are opening as the art-fair economy adjusts to higher costs and slower top-end sales.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 03, 2025 How climate activists are leaving museums behind
Authorities are seen detaining a protester who threw black paint onto a Gustav Klimt painting while the hand of another is pictured glued to the glass protecting it

Facing tougher laws, rising costs, and waning support, climate activists are quietly ending the museum protests that once shocked the art world.

Law and Crime   -   Oct 27, 2025 Tracking art lawsuits and legal disputes: The Urgent Matter database
A bird flies past the scales of Lady Justice atop a courthouse dome

A running record of lawsuits shaping the art world, maintained by Urgent Matter.

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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 16, 2026 U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine
U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine

Supporters of modern Palestinians have criticized the change, saying that alterations, in turn, erase their history and heritage.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 16, 2026 Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft
Treasurer of Wisconsin museum charged with $70,000 theft

Steven E. Jahnke, 67, was charged February 11 in Outagamie County Circuit Court.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Man arrested for theft of Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum
police are pictured recovering artifacts from a camper van

All of the stolen items were recovered.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 15, 2026 New Jersey’s long-planned Centre Pompidou outpost is dead
A rendering of a four-story brick building in a city environment

The project had been in the works since 2021.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom
Centre Pompidou confirms hidden camera found in women’s restroom

A staff member was quickly identified and suspended, the institution said.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Feb 15, 2026 Paris’ Museum of Romantic Life reopens for Valentine’s Day
A cropped image of the exterior of the Musée de la Vie Romantique

It reopened with an exhibit titled “Facing the Sky, Paul Huet in His Time.”

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 15, 2026 Thief steals ‘priceless’ ancient Egyptian artifacts from Australian museum
A composite photograph of an Egyptian cartonnage funerary mask, a painted figure of a cat, a mummy collar and a beaded necklace.

Police have asked anyone with any information relating to the incident or the whereabouts of the stolen property to contact them.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 14, 2026 Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial
Boston man charged with murder of John P. Axelrod not competent to stand trial

William R. Haney was ordered to return to Bridgewater State Hospital, where he remains held without bail.

by Adam Schrader
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