An art historian’s inside reaction to an art court case
Selling Fake Art: Do the Dealers Know?
Posted on 3 November 2020
Survey methods that could reveal socially unacceptable truths
Art Crime Research Opportunities: 2 November 2020
Posted on 2 November 2020
Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, etc.
The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World’s Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs
Posted on 27 October 2020
Fungus crime, art crime, same same?
Introducing Police Scotland’s “Operation Wingspan”
Posted on 16 October 2020
A year long focus on combatting wildlife crime
The Dorak Affair by Kenneth Pearson & Patricia Connor [REVIEW]
Posted on 14 October 2020
Over 50 years old and still a useful and interesting read
Art Crime Research Opportunities: 13 October 2020
Posted on 13 October 2020
Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, etc.
Authenticity Studies: International Journal of Archaeology and Art, Call for Papers
Posted on 6 October 2020
Submit your research to this new journal by 15 February 2021.
Random Treasure: Antiques, Auctions and Alchemy by Roger Stewart [REVIEW]
Posted on 6 October 2020
Delightful book about the antiques market experience by a random collector
Art Crime Research Opportunities: 5 October 2020
Posted on 5 October 2020
Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, etc.
No, the WCO report doesn’t show that ‘Business of Smuggling Cultural Property Is Not as Big as People Think’
Posted on 29 September 2020
It’s likely ‘smaller’ than people think, but the report doesn’t show that
The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore
Posted on 26 September 2020
Art thieves are almost never women, she’s is the fascinating exception