Good news: French police arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of the Celtic Princess’ 2,500-year-old Gold Torque from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais. This quick arrest increases the chance that the Torque has not been melted down yet.

Bad news. Yesterday, a golden Celtic torque was stolen from Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, France. I know this museum well: in 1973, thieves stole a Roman Bacchus statue there, which I managed to recover in 2022. Now it happened again. The hunt is on. #artcrime

Update: The oldest known portrait of legendary King Radbod of Frisia, stolen in 2023 and recovered by me and Dutch police, has been beautifully restored by Jazzy de Groot. It will soon travel to museums in several countries. Last photo: the back of another recently recovered stolen royal portrait.

Meet the world's youngest art detectives: Evie (7) and Bevy (10) Lustig from Chicago publish their own printed newspaper. They recently interviewed me & made me confess to a past theft! Now they’re helping me solve a decades-old art heist. Their newspaper gets the scoop...

RECOVERY: After finding a Nazi-looted Goudstikker painting hidden by an SS family, another breakthrough hit. Robert van der Hoek found a second Goudstikker piece, likely by Hendrick van der Burgh, in Amsterdam’s street trash. Together with John van den Heuvel, we are returning it to the heirs.

Here we are:

UPDATE: The painting, looted from Goudstikker by the Nazis and now in the hands of the descendants of a Dutch Waffen-SS general, about which we reported earlier, has been returned! The family handed it over to journalist John van den Heuvel and myself.

Our latest discovery in English: Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family

Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik Seyffardt

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BREAKING: A painting by Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the famous Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, is still hanging in the house of the granddaughter of the notorious Nazi general Hendrik Seyffardt, head of the Dutch Waffen-SS. Seyffardt was liquidated by the resistance in 1943.

Update: Last week, the Rumanian helmet, stolen in 2025, along with 2 golden bracelets, were recovered by the Dutch police following a deal with the suspects. Apparantly, one of the suspects did not agree to the deal. That's why the third golden bracelet is still missing.

BREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!

BREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!

The painting Lentetuin by Vincent van Gogh, which was stolen in 2020 and recovered by me and the Dutch police in 2023, has been beautifully restored and can be seen again at the Groninger Museum starting today.

After months of depressing art-heist headlines - and now yet another museum hit in Switzerland (see link) - it’s time for some wins. Three spectacular recoveries are coming very soon! www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/r...

Robbers steal dozens of ancient gold coins from museum in Switzerland

The monetary value of the coins stolen in the heist Tuesday was not immediately revealed, but police said they had "archaeological value."

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In the past three days, we have located two paintings from a famous collection that was stolen by the Nazis. One of them in particular is worthy of a movie. Soon more...

Uncover the secrets of art theft like the recent Louvre Heist (and Hollywood's inaccuracies) with an Art Detective (me) and former art thief Okkie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzGs...

Former Art Thief And Detective Rate 9 Art Heists In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

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Well, just a matter of time now: Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Intense manhunt for Louvre suspects continues after DNA found in helmet and glove

Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre on Sunday, French police told ABC News.

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Apparently these are the thieves getting away with the French Crown Jewels at the Louvre

Thieves just executed an armed heist at the Louvre, shattering display cases to steal historic diamonds once owned by Napoleon and Empress Josephine. The museum has been temporarily closed following the robbery. www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/le-...

Le musée du Louvre cible d’un braquage ce dimanche, des bijoux dérobés

Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont brisé des fenêtres pour s’emparer de bijoux, ce dimanche matin dans le célèbre musée de la rue de Rivoli, à Paris.

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I was invited to the Netherlands' number 1 talk show, Eva Jinek, to join the legendary Dan Brown at the table to discuss his new book. What an honor and what a fantastic evening! He also signed his book and gave me the most beautiful compliment I’ve ever received (see photo).

Another huge art theft, targeting gold. This time in Wales: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thieves snatch Bronze Age gold in four-minute St Fagans raid

Two thieves stole 'irreplaceable' gold artefacts in a targeted attack on St Fagans museum in Cardiff.

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Of this painting by Picasso, Dora Maar, only a black-and-white photo was known. The work has resurfaced, and now we can finally see it in color. It will be auctioned at Drouot auction house. It reminds me of the stolen Dora Maar which I recovered in 2019.

The second museum theft today: A nationwide hunt is underway after a priceless gold bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh disappeared from a museum in Cairo, Egyptian authorities say. www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

Hunt on for pharaoh's missing 3,000-year-old gold bracelet

Egypt's border crossings were on high alert Wednesday as authorities searched for the 3,000-year-old artifact, which belonged to King Amenemope and is missing from a Cairo museum.

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Thieves have broken into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth $700,000 in the latest of a worrying series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-st...

Gold worth $700,000 stolen from Paris's Natural History Museum amid string of similar heists

A break-in was detected on Tuesday, with the intruders reportedly using an angle grinder and a blow torch to force their way into the river-side complex.

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Last night, the Musée National Adrien Dubouché in France was robbed of Chinese porcelain valued at 9,5 millions of euros. Organized groups targeting Chinese antiques are roaming Europe. www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/a...

Museum in Limoges struck by a €9.5 million porcelain heist

The Adrien-Dubouché National Museum in Limoges, which claims to have the largest collection of porcelain in the world, was burgled on Wednesday night, with three pieces classified as national treasure...

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The painting by Ghislandi, stolen and smuggled to Argentina after World War II by Nazi criminal Kadgien, and displayed above the sofa in his daughter's home, has been seized by Argentine police. More updates on looted WWII paintings to follow. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Argentine police apparently recovered the Ghislandi. The painting, once owned by Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, was taken to Argentina in the 1940’s by Kadgien, an associate of Göring and SS member. www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture...

Nazi-looted painting recovered, two taken into custody

Long-lost Nazi-looted portrait found in Mar del Plata; Daughter of late fugitive officer and her partner placed under house arrest.

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Story of the Day: Ghislandi's Portrait of a Lady, once owned by Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, was looted by the Nazis and acquired by SS member Kadgien. Kadgien fled to Argentina. Dutch journalists recently discovered the painting in photos of his daughter’s home, hanging above her sofa.

This week we are going to recover a painting that was stolen from a National Museum somewhere in Europe during WWII... Soon more.

Want to learn what goes into finding stolen art? On Thursday at 5pm CEST /11am EDT we'll be joined by @artdetective.bsky.social , the citizen art detective behind the recovery of over 200 pieces of art including lost Picasso, Van Gogh and Dali works. Join us live for Q&A discord.gg/2fMCucQ5?eve...