Last November, thieves used axes to break into the Musée Cognacq-Jay and steal seven antique snuffboxes, all highly bejeweled and all on loan from major institutions: the Louvre, the V&A, and Britain’s Royal Collection. Five of the snuffboxes have been recovered following what appears to have been a ransom payment. - Artnet
Yes, one copy of the 18-karat commode was purloined from an exhibition in England last year. That was the one first displayed at the Guggenheim in 2016. This one, the only other copy, was bought by a collector in 2017 — and now, with the price of gold soaring, it’s again for sale. - AP
The swish new $9.5 billion terminal currently in the works at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Port Authority of New York has just announced a fleet of commissions that will decorate the new hub. - Artnet
The change may seem cosmetic, but as a marketing scholar at Temple University whose research focuses on branding and digital marketing strategy, I know that in the tight geometry of naming and branding, every word matters. - The Conversation
Employees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced Wednesday that they are forming a union, LACMA United, representing more than 300 workers from across all departments, including curators, educators, guest relations associates and others. - Los Angeles Times
While the extremely affluent emirate has had commercial galleries and art fairs for years, the Dubai Museum of Art will be its first museum. (However, it will include space for art fairs and other commercial projects.) The architect is Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando. - Artnet
“One of the men detained ‘was a target of the investigators – we have traces of DNA linking him to the robbery’, (prosecutor Laure) Beccuau said. ‘He’s one we had in our sights.’ The other four ‘can give us information about how the theft was carried out’, she said.” - The Guardian
Prosecutor Laure Beccuau also said that the pair are believed to be the men who forced their way into the museum on Oct. 19. They have been given preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang and remain in custody. - AP
“More than 3,000 museum employees from over 90 arts organizations, and representing different roles, participated in it; it is the second edition of a longitudinal study that will continue through 2030.” Job satisfaction is higher than in 2022-23, but ongoing concerns include low pay and the “new culture wars.” - The New York Times
The commission, which was established by Congress more than a century ago and traditionally includes a mix of architects and urban planners, is charged with providing advice to the president, Congress and local government officials on design matters related to construction projects in the capital region. - Washington Post
“German police said they busted an international forgery ring that was trying to sell fake works for millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors. The fraudsters claimed the works were by artists including Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo." - ARTnews
The work was owned by a Jewish couple who fled Germany in 1936; sale proceeds were confiscated by the Nazis. The couple's heirs sued the Met (which sold the painting in 1972) in federal court, where the case was tossed on jurisdictional grounds; they have re-filed in New York state. - The New York Times
Many museums do have security systems in place to prevent similar heists, but they aren’t always foolproof. Unfortunately, in the case of the Louvre, security concerns went unchecked until it was too late. - ARTnews
The house was designed to look like a domestic residence, not like the palace of a king or the compound of an autocrat or a dictator. It was meant to look like domestic architecture. - NPR
