World War II

» Art Theft - Most Wanted Art    Search for the world's most wanted art.    http://www.saztv.com/

» Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich    Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus    http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html

» BBC: Stolen Turner Paintings Found    Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found.    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2593487.stm

» Britain Leads Illicit Trade in Rare Books    The Guardian reports that Britain has become the centre for criminal traffick in ancient manuscripts and historic books.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4201560,00.html

» CBC Indepth: Art Thefts    Indepth examination of some of the world's most famous artworks that have been stolen, including audio and video links to reports.    http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/artthefts/

» Find Stolen Art    Database aiming to assist UK police in the recovery and return of stolen antiques and to enable auction houses, collectors and dealers to exercise due diligence.    http://www.findstolenart.com/

» Gang Caught with 200,000 Artefacts    Giles Tremlett reports in the Guardian that Spanish police have captured 100 archaeological robbers in an operation that netted a vast haul of antiques up to 5,000 years old.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4464605,00.html

» Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (IARC)    At University of Cambridge to research and highlight damage caused by looting of archaeological sites. Publishes periodical Culture Without Context. Information on latest news, events, information, legal conventions, resources.    http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm

» International Archive of Stolen Artefacts    A database with close-up photographs of objects. An independent resource dedicated to the retrieval of stolen artefacts through maximum publicity.    http://www.iasa-online.com

» Looting Question Bibliography    Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.    http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html

» Museum Security Network: Art Crime    News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.    http://www.museum-security.org/artcrime.html

» NYTimes.com - Thwarting Art Thieves on a Budget    Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded.    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/arts/design/29ARTS.html

» Object ID    Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.    http://www.object-id.com/

» Price of Age    An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.    http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html

» Saving Futures    Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.    http://www.savingfutures.com

» Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft    Librarian provides a bibliography and list of Internet resources on theft of antiquities.    http://www.dowling.edu/library/papers/laura/theft.html

» Stolen Art    This Belgian initiative aims to assist the police in Belgium and elsewhere in the recovery and return of stolen antiques. Register stolen art pieces. Newsletters.    http://www.stolenart.be

» Stolen Property or Finders Keepers?    Dede Tisone-Bartels provides teacher's resources for considering the true ownership of works of art which have been taken from their place of origin to museums and collections around the world.    http://home.att.net/~tisone/problem.htm

» Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh    Looting of Iraqi archaeological sites since the Gulf War. Illustrated feature by John M. Russell in Archaeology includes clickable map of the throne room suite.    http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html

» Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities    Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.    http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/geneva/index.html

» The Iraq War and Archaeology    Francis Deblauwe gathers articles and information about the impact of the war on the archaeological remains in Iraq, including the losses from looting.    http://iwa.univie.ac.at/

» The Art Loss Register    Operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables, to assist law enforcement agencies in the battle against art theft.    http://www.artloss.com/

» Your Brush With The Law    Charles Vincent Sabba looks at some famous art crimes, forensic art and the art scene in New York.    http://www.yourbrushwiththelaw.com