Homeland Security Investigations, the department’s investigative arm, once had as many as eight agents in its New York office investigating cultural property cases.

Greece's Ministry of Culture announced on Monday the voluntary return of 86 ancient Greek artifacts by a private foreign collector.

Could the Manhattan district attorney's seizures be putting people off sending artworks to the city?

“Ten Most Wanted Antiquities” List Spotlights 8000-Year-Old Artifact Presumed Looted During Russian Invasion Washington, D.C., August 5, 2025—The Antiquities Coalition issued a global alert for the “M...

Bipartisan Legislation Would Strengthen National Security, Uphold Economic Integrity, and Support Honest Businesses  The Antiquities Coalition commends Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA), introduced the Art Ma...

Bipartisan Legislation Would Strengthen National Security, Uphold Economic Integrity, and Support Honest Businesses  The Antiquities Coalition commends Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (...

Europol, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) supported investigators from 23 countries in the fight against criminals who exploit humanity’s cultural heritage

Sotheby’s sale of Piprahwa gems, excavated after burial with Buddha’s remains, denounced as perpetuating colonial violence

Des objets archéologiques ont été importés massivement et illégalement pendant des années par un réseau. Les taxes se montent à plus de 2 millions.

Serop Simonian was allowed to leave Paris and return to his hometown of Hamburg following a French magistrate’s decision that was subsequently overturned on appeal

Guest post by Ali Nour and Helena Arose “Khartoum is free, it’s done,” On March 26, 2025, Sudan’s army announced the recapture of Khartoum, a key stronghold of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (R...

The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later sold on the art market.

For years, major artifacts sold to collectors and museums have been attributed to a Bremen-born naval officer who apparently bought them in the early 20th century and passed them to his heirs. But the...

In both the Netherlands and Nigeria, there were political bumps in the road that could have hindered the return of the Benin collection. In Nigeria, those bumps were the most difficult to overcome. De...

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

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Recent developments, including the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, are forcing groups such as heirs of Holocaust victims into legal battles

Italy’s Carabinieri police force has busted an international antiquities trafficking network that used a fake auction house to sell artifacts.