Adam Schrader

Adam Schrader is the founder of Urgent Matter and a longtime crime and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and United Press International.

Location New York

Number of Articles 142

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Adam Schrader's Work 142 Articles

Law and Crime - Oct 31, 2025 Investigators believe Oakland Museum of California heist was ‘crime of opportunity’

Left: Scrimshaw engraving of a person. Top right: Necklace with large circular gemstone and smaller orange bead on a black cord. Bottom right: metallic necklace

The burglars broke into the Oakland Museum’s off-site storage facility just before 3:30 a.m. local time on October 15.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Oct 31, 2025 Just Stop Oil activists acquitted over Stonehenge cornstarch protest

Three people stand outside against a tan brick wall in sunlight, smiling with their arms around each other.

The orange cornstarch powder was washed off the same day at a cost of about $815.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Oct 31, 2025 Artist Gao Zhen, detained in China, is in poor health

Chrome bust of Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin in West Hollywood, California

Gao fainted in September and may have arteriosclerosis, putting him at risk for a stroke.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Oct 30, 2025 Norwegian woman sues MoMA PS1 after injury from falling panel

Court documents show she is seeking monetary damages exceeding $150,000 for physical injury, including an acute concussion and chronic post-concussion syndrome.

by Adam Schrader

Pop Culture - Oct 30, 2025 Dolly Parton museum opens online ticket sales for June 2026

Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum will open on the third floor of her new SongTeller Hotel in Nashville in June 2026.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Oct 30, 2025 Thieves steal over 1,000 Native American artifacts from Oakland Museum

The burglars broke into the Oakland Museum’s off-site storage facility just before 3:30 a.m. local time on October 15.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - Oct 30, 2025 LACMA workers form union seeking fairer pay and benefits

Eight Los Angeles County Museum of Art employees smile and hold signs reading “LACMA United,” “Recognize Our Union,” and “Stronger Together” inside a museum workspace.

The workers have asked LACMA leadership to voluntarily recognize their union by November 5.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Oct 30, 2025 German police bust crime ring selling forged Picasso, Old Master paintings

Framed artwork resembling Pablo Picasso’s portrait “Marie-Thérèse Walter,” displayed on an easel with a label indicating it was offered for sale at €35–60 million

Police raided locations across Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein earlier this month and seized "a large number" of works.

by Adam Schrader