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Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
August 16, 2026Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter's hometown - Reuters
Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter's hometown Reuters
August 16, 2026Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
August 14, 2026Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.
August 14, 2026Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants
The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
May 11, 2026Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems - but the gallery says its works are safe.
April 3, 2026Ancient golden helmet recovered more than a year after Dutch heist
The helmet and three golden bracelets were stolen in January 2025, but one bracelet is yet to be found.
April 2, 2026Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
March 29, 2026Louvre museum director resigns months after high-profile heist
Laurence des Carrs submitted her resignation to President Emmanel Macron, who said it was "an act of responsibility".
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Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
Three of the five surviving panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio were taken Four Renaissance paintings of "extraordinary value" have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy's culture minister h
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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police have recovered three paintings that were stolen from a museum in Italy earlier this year. CCTV footage of the theft on the night of 22 March was released by authorities, showing two masked thi
Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
The Henri Matisse illustrations were estimated to be worth a combined $200,000 (£148,000) Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a library in São Paulo have been rec
Cyberattacco agli Uffizi: rubati piani di sicurezza e i codici, chiusa per precauzione un’ala di Palazzo Pitti. La replica: “Nessun danno”
3 Aprile 2026 Ultimo aggiornamento: 13:02 Quello che all’apparenza era stato etichettato come un semplice disservizio ai sistemi amministrativi o una “manutenzione straordinaria”, nasconde in realtà
Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
The Uffizi Galleries in Florence has confirmed they were subject to a cyber-attack - but denied that the security systems protecting its famous works had been compromised. They stressed that nothing
2,500-year-old golden helmet recovered over a year after it was stolen from Dutch museum
Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Dutch authorities on Thursday showed off a recovered priceless gold 2,500-year-old helmet from Romania that was stolen last year during
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police say. Four masked men entered the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on 22
Louvre Museum director resigns following $102M theft of crown jewels
The director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has stepped down, months after thieves stole $102 million in crown jewels in a lightning-fast weekend robbery. Laurence des Cars presented French President
Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of the French crown jewels, as the world's most visited museum faced widening scrutiny o