Adam Schrader

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the men are locals from Seine-Saint-Denis and not associated with organized crime.

Police and the FBI are seeking assistance from the public in identifying the suspects.

Joshua Vaurin, 19, has been charged with criminal mischief.

The news came after Iraqi officials said in July that more than 40,000 artifacts had been repatriated to the country in recent years.

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

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

The idea of “free for all forever” echoes a wider push in university art museums to rebuild public trust and attendance after years of pandemic-era decline and financial restructuring.

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