Web Directory

» 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/uk/2001/jun/10/books.humanities

» 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/world/2002/jul/19/spain.artsandhumanities

» 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/projects/iarc/home.htm

» 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

» 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 and 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 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 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/

» 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

» 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