George Haag, who has pleaded not guilty, says he thought the portrait of Andy Warhol “would look better somewhere else” and “just wanted to make people laugh”

We look ahead at the events to enjoy this year—assuming coronavirus doesn't scupper them

Mwazulu Diyabanza says that “museums do not deserve respect” as restitution debate intensifies

Paintings by Monet, Van Gogh and Cézanne, which were stolen in dramatic art heists, are available to view online

Discovered by the gardener at the Ricci Oddi gallery last year, Portrait of a Lady will be the star of a series of exhibitions on the much-loved artist

BBC4 documentary—released today—unpicks theory that the stolen art was shipped to Ireland

When works of art are taken multiple times, it is often more about criminal prestige or bargaining chips for reducing prison sentences

Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer was taken in previous heists with a work by Jacob van Ruisdael

14th-century Buddha and Tang Dynasty sculpture among 27 works stolen by masked burglars from Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art on Tuesday night

Will Arthur Brand’s images of the stolen painting lead to a recovery?

A handyman allegedly stole works on paper from the artist’s stepdaughter over three years, before they were discovered in the possession of the owner of Belle et Belle gallery

Plus, Laura Cumming on Breugel. Produced in association with Christie's

With sparse personnel and visitors, some criminals will try to see if the “closed” sign actually means “open”, say K2 Intelligence FIN's art crime experts

Detectives are intensifying their investigation into the latest crime, at Laren’s Singer museum, which was committed this week on the artist’s birthday

From a Van Gogh left in a public toilet to a Klimt found inside a gallery wall, just what is it that prompts criminals to return such valuable works?

The Singer Laren museum in the Netherlands is currently on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic

London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”

Two are suspected of tampering with the alarm system; two more, on duty during the theft, are accused of an inadequate response

A woman connected to the museum where the painting was found is under investigation by the Italian police

The paintings, including works by Holbein and Hals, were smuggled across the Iron Curtain in the 1980s and recovered in a secret operation last year

Collapse of Bulmer theft case is just the latest in string of failed art-related convictions

As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember

Attempted robbery was thwarted by police

Theft of two paintings was thwarted thanks to gallery's security staff and systems

Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says

Man arrested after 18-carat lavatory was forcibly removed from Blenheim Palace

The portrait was allegedly stolen from the home of a menswear magnate in 1984

The world’s greatest unsolved art theft continues to obsess—and stump—investigators

The former government residence turned museum will host its first art exhibition

The €25m work was stolen 20 years ago from a yacht on the French Riviera