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Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime

Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 10, 2025 Philadelphia Art Museum’s former director sues after rebrand, ousting
The Philadelphia Art Museum building with large black-and-white banners displaying its new logo and name hanging between the front columns.

Philadelphia court filing details claims of board interference, “sham investigation,” and breach of contract.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Two suspects in Louvre Museum heist are career criminals, prosecutor says
Two suspects in Louvre Museum heist are career criminals, prosecutor says

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

Syrian artifacts stolen in heist from National Museum of Damascus
Law and Crime   -   Nov 11, 2025 Syrian artifacts stolen in heist from National Museum of Damascus

An investigation has been launched under the direction of Syrian Culture Minister Muhammad Yassin Al-Saleh.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Nov 11, 2025 Syrian artifacts stolen in heist from National Museum of Damascus
Syrian artifacts stolen in heist from National Museum of Damascus

An investigation has been launched under the direction of Syrian Culture Minister Muhammad Yassin Al-Saleh.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 10, 2025 Philadelphia Art Museum’s former director sues after rebrand, ousting
The Philadelphia Art Museum building with large black-and-white banners displaying its new logo and name hanging between the front columns.

Philadelphia court filing details claims of board interference, “sham investigation,” and breach of contract.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Two suspects in Louvre Museum heist are career criminals, prosecutor says
Two suspects in Louvre Museum heist are career criminals, prosecutor says

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

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Video shows suspects in Oakland Museum of California theft
Two unidentified individuals walk through a storage area filled with cabinets, tables, and shelving units, captured by a security camera.

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

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Man arrested after incident at Met Museum, NYPD says
Man arrested after incident at Met Museum, NYPD says

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

by Adam Schrader
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.

by Adam Schrader
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.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 03, 2025 Rubin Museum, now ‘without walls,’ challenges building’s tax assessment
An exterior shot of the Rubin Museum of Art with the museum's name in the windows

The filing comes after the museum closed to the public in 2024 and moved to a "global museum" model.

by Adam Schrader
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