Dutch Government Looks Within for Looted Art

Dutch Government Looks Within for Looted Art

Jul 11, 2022 | Art, Culture, News & Trending

The Dutch government is reviewing its own state-held art collection to look for works stolen by Nazis that can be returned. The Restitutions Committee, a government-backed program created to organize the return of stolen artwork to its proper heirs in the Netherlands,...
DNA Evidence Convicts Man Behind Van Gogh Theft

DNA Evidence Convicts Man Behind Van Gogh Theft

Oct 13, 2021 | Museums, News & Trending

DNA evidence isn’t usually a part of art theft investigation. But Nils M., a Dutch man, left behind such evidence at not one, but two recent major heists. In March 2020, security footage at the Groninger Museum in Groninger showed a man breaking two glass doors...
Dutch Art Heist Suspects Apprehended

Dutch Art Heist Suspects Apprehended

Jan 29, 2013 | Articles

In October, seven masterpieces were stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Picasso, Monet, Matisse, and Freud were among the artists whose works were thieved, making it one of the biggest art heists in history. Three suspects have now been...