Climate Activist Who Vandalized Degas Case Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

In a high-profile act of eco-activism, Tim Martin and a partner had smeared black and red paint on the case at the National Gallery of Art in 2023.

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The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt

The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.

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Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation

Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.

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Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave

The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

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Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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Enslaved Potter’s Art, Displayed at Boston Museum, Returns to Heirs at Last

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, said David Drake, the artist, had been “deprived of his creations involuntarily and without compensation.”

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French Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation

The authorities have detained seven suspects in total, but have not recovered the stolen jewels.

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Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.

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Four Decades After It Was Stolen, a Renaissance Treasure Returns to Rome

The Italian art police still don’t know who took the brilliantly illuminated manuscript page from a Franciscan friary, and many more pages have yet to be found.

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Facing Crisis, Talladega College Sells Its Art Treasures

An H.B.C.U.’s remarkable Hale Woodruff murals commemorating Black history have been bought by an art museum and two foundations. But the college says it is not completely letting go.

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