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Antiquities

A person points to text in an aged, illuminated manuscript resting on a display surface under dim lighting

Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations

Brett Erickson, a specialist in reputational risk and cultural asset governance, breaks down increasing reputational threats unfolding behind the glass cases of our most trusted institutions. From Naples to Washington to Oslo, Erickson traces how stolen manuscripts, smuggled antiquities and provenance blind spots are reshaping the way museums, libraries and private collections confront integrity—not just as an ideal, but as a liability, a legal threshold and a legacy at stake.
By Brett Erickson
Roman marble statue of Athena inside a pink niche.

A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Halsted Athena has been hidden from public view for more than two centuries.
By Elisa Carollo

How Museums Acquire Antiquities Is Changing

Turning down the opportunity to acquire objects that likely won't be available again is difficult, but museums are increasingly walking away from gifts and sales that carry too much risk.
By Daniel Grant
Close-up shot of Alvin Bragg, middle-aged District Attorney.

While the World Waits for a Trump Arrest, Alvin Bragg is Busy Repatriating Antiquities

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Entrance of the Met museum

Met Museum Accused of Holding More Than 1,000 Antiquities Linked to Traffickers

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Red sign with Christie's in white letters.

Upcoming Christie’s Sale Includes a Nepalese Sculpture Tied to Antiquity Looters

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Michael Steinhardt speaks onstage at the Champions of Jewish Values

Antiquities Seized From Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Repatriated to Italy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Julian Radcliffe standing in his office in London.

Every Art Collector Needs This Database. But Is it Being Manipulated by Thieves?

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The Ktisis mosaic, depicting a woman.

New York’s Antiquity Trafficking Unit is Looking to Arrest a Former Source Turned Suspect

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Afghanistan Antiquities Will Face U.S. Import Restrictions Through 2026

By Helen Holmes

The U.S. Treasury Has Ruled Out Prompt Regulation of the Art Market

By Helen Holmes

More Cambodian Relics Linked to Douglas Latchford are Going Home

By Helen Holmes

The U.K. Doesn’t Want to Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By Helen Holmes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Sending a Sculpture of Lord Shiva Back to Nepal

By Helen Holmes
Entrance of the Met museum

The Met’s ‘Good Life’ Shows Life Was Good, for Some

By Farah Abdessamad

From Revelation to Hoax: A New Book Scrutinizes the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

By David D'Arcy
The 500 million year old fossil that Bryan Miller purchased.

When Priceless Art and Antiquities Get Destroyed, Who Should Pay?

By Daniel Grant
Some of the stolen Middle Eastern antiquities are believed to come from IS.

ISIS Is Apparently Selling Stolen Artifacts on eBay, Amazon, Facebook, WhatsApp

By Sissi Cao
A hiker makes his way up a trail to Calf Creek in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 10, 2017 outside Boulder, Utah.

Obama’s Last-Minute National Monument Designations Are Safe—for Now

By Brian Darling
An archaeologist works on a mosaic on July 31, 2017, on the archaeological antiquity site of Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France.

Experts Are Calling This Newly Discovered Roman Town in France a ‘Little Pompeii’

By Alanna Martinez
The bell krater the Met Museum turned over to the Manhattan DA's office.

Met Museum Turns Over Two Looted Objects to Authorities

By Alanna Martinez
Cat Coffin with Mummy, 305-30 B.C.E.

Ancient Egypt’s Animal Mummies Are Hiding Secrets Beneath Their Wrappings

By Alanna Martinez
Hicham Aboutaam (right) is suing the Wall Street Journal.

Antique Dealer Sues Wall Street Journal, Says ISIS Article ‘Decimated’ His Reputation

By John Bonazzo
TOPSHOT - Egyptian minister of antiquates Khaled el-Anani poses for picture with workers next to the head of a statue at the site of a new discovery by a team of German-Egyptian archeologists in Cairo's Mattarya district on March 9, 2017. Statues of the kings and queens of the nineteenth dynasty (1295 - 1185 BC) were unearthed in the vicinity of the Temple of Ramses II in what was the old Pharonic city.

Why Experts Are Buzzing Over the Discovery of This 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Statue

By Alanna Martinez
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