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New York returns $19 million in stolen art, including 21 pieces housed at the Met
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew York City returned 58 pieces of stolen art worth roughly $19 million to Italy, the Manhattan...
27 artifacts looted from Egypt, Italy recovered from Metropolitan Museum of Art during investigation
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has been forced to turn over 27 artifacts worth over $13 million that...
Virginia state art museum returns 44 pieces authorities determined were stolen or looted
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVirginia's state-run fine arts museum has begun the process of returning 44 pieces of ancient art to...
US returns 10 antiquities to Egypt amid investigation into 'Dib-Simonian' trafficking network
Scripps News via AOL· 2 weeks agoU.S. officials have returned 10 pieces of antiquity to Egypt, together valued at $1.4 million....
United States Returns Looted Sarcophagus to Egypt
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 2,500-year-old sarcophagus illegally removed from Egypt was repatriated to the country in a ceremony held yesterday in Cairo. The wooden sarcophagus...
Stolen artifacts on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art are confiscated by the Manhattan DA
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStolen pieces of ancient artwork long on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art have been seized by Manhattan investigators and will be returned to their rightful owners, the Daily News confirmed ...
Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez Indicted on Art-Trafficking Charges
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGonzalo Fuentes/ReutersThe former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris and two French...
Looted ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt from US
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was...
Stolen Iron Age artifact found at Emory Museum, returned to Iraqi government
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA stolen artifact that was at a museum on the Emory University Campus for 17 years has been returned...
'Beyond King Tut' is the new, immersive art experience bringing the pharaoh's story to life
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK (AP) — A new exhibit celebrating the ancient pharaoh King Tut is about to land in several...