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The Latest Breaking News from Arthur Brand

Brueghel painting stolen from Poland in 1974 found in local Dutch museum

Art detective and magazine help crack case of Flemish masterpiece thought to have been stolen by Polish agents

The Guardian - UK

Arthur Brand: ‘I never give up informants - they will shoot you dead’

The ‘Indiana Jones of the art world’ on receiving that stolen Van Gogh, how he gains the trust of criminals and how he got into his unusual career

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - UK

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Dutch art detective recovers stolen Vincent van Gogh painting

Van Gogh’s 1884 Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring was brazenly taken from a museum during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Al Jazeera

Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg?

In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent

The Guardian - UK

Thefts by staff a common problem in UK museums, say experts

Former long-term member of staff at London institution says they are ‘shocked at what goes on’

The Guardian - UK

British Museum employee sacked over missing items was senior curator

Peter Higgs was curator of Greek collections and sculpture until he was sacked, but his family says he has ‘not done anything’

The Guardian - UK

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'Stolen' Charles Darwin notebooks mysteriously return to library 22 years later

The books, valued at £10million by a world famous art crime investigator, were returned to Cambridge University in a pink bag with a 'Happy Easter' message 22 years after they were last seen

Daily Mirror

Rare Roman statue returned to French museum 50 years after heist

A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.

Radio France Internationale

Art Sleuth Returns Statue to France almost 50 Years after Heist

A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago. Arthur Brand, dubbed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World" for his exploits, handed back the 1st century bronze…

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