Leonardo Patterson, Disgraced Dealer in Latin American Artifacts, Dies at 82

Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.

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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home

Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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A $300 Million Art Trove and the Labyrinth of Nazi-Era Art Claims

Claims on the Guelph Treasure stretch back nearly two decades, and Germany’s plans to change how restitutions are evaluated are now adding new wrinkles.

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Egon Schiele Watercolor, Said to be Nazi-Looted, Set for Auction

Christie’s, which values the work at more than $1 million, said the proceeds from any sale would be shared with the heirs of an art collector killed in a concentration camp.

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Cambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum

Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions.

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Brooklyn Man Admits to Smuggling Precious Egyptian Relics

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according to court papers.

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3 Are Arrested in Theft of Gold Helmet From Dutch Museum

The police said they had yet to recover the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a prized artifact from Romania, and other artifacts stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands over the weekend.

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Thieves Blow Up a Dutch Museum Door to Steal a Golden Helmet

The police said the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.

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Germany Approves Tribunal to Decide Nazi-Looted Art Claims

The new body will be easier to access and its decisions will be legally binding. But some lawyers and Jewish heirs are not happy with the reform.

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Ruby Slippers From ‘Wizard of Oz’ Sell for $28 Million at Auction

The slippers, worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” were stolen from the museum that bears her name in 2005 before investigators recovered them in 2018.

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