Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, the former general counsel for the investment fund, agreed to hand over the Picasso drawing and a financial account in Switzerland traced to funds allegedly embezzled from 1MDB. news.artnet.com/art-world/just…

Lebanon, Mongolia, and El Salvador are on the docket for the next Cultural Property Advisory Committee meeting, Sept 24-26.

Michel Van Rijn: The death of a Smuggler and Informant. art-crime.blogspot.com/2024/08/michel…

Historian Mahesh Raj Pant writes: Whatever intellectual justifications may be proffered by those who tranport Nepal's ancient statues to overseas museums, it is nothing but loot and theft. himalkhabar.com/news/142525 himalkhabar.com/news/142525

This #Caturday, and every day, let’s stand with “childless cat ladies” and fellow pet lovers in solidarity against trump and his cruel, weird VP pick, JD Vance. REMINDER: There’s more of US than there are of them.😻❤️

Russian spy Anna Valerevna Dultsev posed as an online art dealer named Maria Rosa Mayer Muños in Slovenia, using Ljubljana as base to travel to neighboring NATO and EU member states, relay orders from Moscow and bringing funds to Russian sleeper agents. theins.ru/en/news/273542…

The City of Berlin and the Die Bruecke Museum settle claim for Max Pechstein’s drawing Two Female Dancers (1910) to the heirs of Dr. Hans Heymann. dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_pu…

Aspettiamo una spedizione BRT Corriere Espresso chiamiamo il numero verde, per 5 giorni ricevo notifiche "Non siamo riusciti a consegnare il tuo pacco" e riprogrammazioni. Anche se ho lasciato il mio telefono, e le foto del numero civico di casa. Inchiodati in casa causa inefficienza.

Tinker, Tailor, Carefully Curated Art Dealer Spy. art-crime.blogspot.com/2024/08/tinker…

When archaeologists should know better. nytimes.com/2024/08/12/art… via @NYTimes

An older NYT article that briefly discusses this theft, and explains the history of the Lalibela churches. nytimes.com/2001/08/02/wor…

Winners never cheat and cheaters never win. A 19th century, £190 portrait does not a Da Vinci make. abc.es/cultura/deteni…

RIP CrowdTangle 🕊️ Transparency: Gone but not forgotten. Today Meta is killing CrowdTangle, a vital tool for researchers and journalists. Today, CITR members have launched the ripcrowdtangle.com website to commemorate and raise awareness of the loss.

This story will be one of the many I'm discussing in my forthcoming book Stolen Fragments. Out on September 17 – Check it out! sup.org/books/title/?i…

Khmer antiquities restitution update

A recent study reports an alarming increase in crime at UK heritage sites. 90% of the surveyed sites report being targeted last year. Despite security measures, theft, vandalism, and physical abuse continue to rise. #HeritageCrime #MuseumSafety ICOM UK

34 thousand views and 119 thousand reposts. Evidence of the power of (deep fake) images, raising legal and ethical concerns around AI misuse. #AI #Deepfakes #Ethics #Legal

Learning and Knowledge Loss: Returning Antiquities from Fordham University to Italy | International Journal of Cultural Property | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4e2Lktx Kent Law School

I'll beat the gender drum. #Taliban restrictions on #Afghan women are total bullshit.