Israeli student admits stealing items from Auschwitz for art project
(Poland; Israel)
The Guardian, 19th Jul 2017.
She stole the items on multiple visits to the site; the site is exploring action.
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Author: Culture Crime News
British Museum helps return stolen artefact to Uzbekistan
(Uzbekistan)
The Guardian, 17th Jul 2017.
A scholar recognized the large calligraphic tile as having been removed from the Chashma-i Ayub mausoleum in Vobkent.
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The Koch brothers open their wallets for the arts. But should arts groups take Koch money?
(United States of America)
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PRI, 16th Jul 2017.
“With the planet in peril, arts groups can no longer afford the Koch brothers’ money.”
Historical artifacts stolen from Sugar Pine Railroad, deputies say
(United States of America)
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KMPH, 16th Jul 2017.
Locomotive-related artefacts were taken from California’s Madera County.
Morocco: Stolen, damaged €6 million Guercino painting returned to Italy
(Morocco; Italy)
Africa Times, 16th Jul 2017.
Stolen from the Church of Saint Vincent of Modena, found on the market in Casablanca in February.
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AUC hands over to Egypt 5,000 artifacts from past archaeological excavations
“Though we legally possessed these artifacts and scrupulously preserved and protected them over so many years, we took the initiative to transfer these important antiquities to the Ministry of Antiquities because we felt that this should be their rightful home.”
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