Unesco unveils plans for virtual museum of stolen objects
Site aims to help strengthen advocacy for the return of looted cultural property
Crime
British Museum announces operation to recover missing objects
Institution confirms that it has already retrieved 60 items and identified a further 300
Hartwig Fischer to step down from British Museum
Director says institution is facing situation of the ‘utmost seriousness’ following suspected thefts
British Museum investigating thefts from its collections
A number of items missing, stolen or damaged, as member of staff is dismissed
Twelve objects stolen in Kelham Island Museum raid
Sheffield Museums asks for help recovering items following ‘carefully planned’ break-in
Two people charged over vandalism of Linlithgow Palace
Museum staff “heartbroken” after walls and floors defaced
National Trust restores 230-year-old statue defaced with blue crayon
Staff at Croome Court ‘upset’ at discovery of vandalised statue
Museums warned of metal theft threat
Rise in criminal activity expected as metal prices rise
Curator ‘kidnapped’ after Russian raid on Melitopol museum
Reports say thousands of objects have been looted from museums in occupied Ukraine
Gold box recovered 19 years after Waddesdon Manor theft
The item was identified prior to an auction in August 2021
Stolen Darwin manuscripts to go on display after anonymous return
Priceless notebooks had been missing from Cambridge University Libraries since 2001
Has the pandemic left collections more vulnerable to theft?
Government support is needed, says Anja Shortland