Art World Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey Shot Dead at Gallery in Ankara He was delivering a speech at the show. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 19, 2016
Law & Politics Picasso’s Electrician Loses Appeal Over Stashed Artworks The court upheld the previous suspended prison sentences given to him and his wife. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Dec 16, 2016
Law & Politics French Museum Worker in Dire Straits Found Guilty of Stealing 666 Fossils Financially crippled by a divorce, he sold the artifacts on eBay. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 16, 2016
Law & Politics Makeup Artist Arrested for Theft of Paintings Worth $1.4 Million The New Orleans woman says she just wanted to photograph the 14 paintings. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Dec 16, 2016
Law & Politics Gurlitt Art Trove Will Go to Bern Museum, Munich Court Rules It could take two more years before all the artworks' provenances are clarified. By Hili Perlson, Dec 15, 2016
Politics Amid Evacuation, Aleppo Begins Assessment of Destruction of Cultural Heritage Most historic monuments and buildings in the ancient city have been destroyed by civil war. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Dec 15, 2016
People You Can Own the San Francisco Home of Imprisoned Art Swindler Luke Brugnara for $19.7 Million Brugnara was convicted of an $11 million art scam. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2016
Law & Politics Heritage Auction House Sues Christie’s and Collectrium Over Data Theft One data-scraping account was registered to Jason Bourne. By Brian Boucher, Dec 13, 2016
Art World Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Returns $500,000 Looted Signac Painting The work was gifted by a Nazi official. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 9, 2016
Art World Confessed Thief in 1997 Gustav Klimt Heist Claims Canvas Will Soon Be Returned The police have new leads in the nearly 20-year-old case. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2016
Art World See Terrifying Instagram Photos of Daredevil Teen Photographer Justin Casquejo has turned himself over to the police. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2016
Art World Ancient Hand Returned to Egyptian Museum Thanks to Operation Mummy’s Curse Smugglers claimed the artifact was a movie prop. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2016
Law & Politics Looted Items from War Zones Seized From Geneva Freeport Some of the antiquities were shipped from Qatar. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 6, 2016
Law & Politics Case Over $30 Million Camille Pissarro Painting Comes to a Head in Appeals Court Will the long-running case finally reach a verdict? By Sarah Cascone, Dec 5, 2016
Law & Politics France Joins Treaty to Protect Cultural Sites and Artifacts in Times of War It is a response to the destruction of historic sites by ISIS. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Dec 1, 2016
