#art-trafficking

#art-trafficking

She thinks it goes beyond duty. It's a step we can take to build new equitable relationships with Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia, she said at the museum's repatriation ceremony on Monday. And it's a really joyful thing to do, as you'll see from the community here and the reception that I'm sure these will get when they reach Thailand.

An armed robbery on Sunday (7 December) at a library in São Paulo has raised questions about the security of public art collections in Brazil. During public visiting hours, two gunmen entered the Biblioteca Mário de Andrade (BMA) in downtown São Paulo and stole 13 works: eight engravings by Henri Matisse and five works by Candido Portinari. The BMA was hosting the exhibition Do livro ao museu (From the Book to the Museum) in collaboration with the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP).