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