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Museums: Loss Prevention

Digital Edition Cover Story: Uncovering Art’s Dark Past

05/16/2013 - Text-only version from February digital edition.  How museums try to uncover the origins of art to avoid buying or harboring stolen goods.
Daily Headline : Crime

How Museums Secure Collections

02/12/2013 - Museums face many security challenges, not the least of which is making sure that when they procure new works, they aren't unwittingly buying stolen property.
Museums: Loss Prevention

No Artistry In These Crimes

06/30/2011 - Thanks to Hollywood, art thieves are imagined as suave playboys in dapper suits who drive sports cars on beachside roads by day and dance through motion detecting lasers in all black attire by night. The picture of a sophisticated thief who steals for the challenge of it or for a wealthy collector is mostly fiction, according to experts.
Book Reviews: Crime

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures

05/27/2011 - A former FBI special agent gives the ultimate insider look at the $6-billion-a-year art theft business.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers

Union of Murdered Guard Wanted Protective Vests

06/12/2009 - The union of Stephen Tyrone Johns—the security guard allegedly murdered by white supremacist, James W. von Brunn—had lobbied Wackenhut Services Inc. for bulletproof vests for security guards at the Holocaust Museum, reports Fox News.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers

Gunman Kills Security Guard at Holocaust Museum

06/10/2009 - An 88-year-old white supremacist is in custody for shooting and killing a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, today.
Intelligence: Crime

Insider Theft, Fires, and Vandals Top List of Museum Concerns

05/28/2008 - Museums should address insider threats.
Daily Headline : Crime

Art Heist in Zurich Significant in Terms of Money and Tactics

02/11/2008 - A heist in broad daylight in Zurich may signal a new tactic being used by art thieves.
Museums: Access Control

Special Protection for Special Collections

12/11/2007 - Collections of irreplaceable objects like the Rosetta Stone are usually referred to as special collections, and they require unique security measures.
Museums: International

Preserving the Lost Art of War

12/10/2007 - Find out how one security expert worked with the U.S. team sent in to advise the Iraqi National Museum.
Intelligence

A Touchy Subject for Museums

12/10/2007 - Honesty isn't always the best policy, say museum security professionals exchanging ideas via a peer group electronic forum. Sometimes a white lie can work wonders. That's the case when it comes to the challenge of keeping curious or careless--and sometimes crazy--visitors from damaging the art.
Beyond Print: Fire Safety

Museum fires.

11/14/2007 - A report provides lessons from fires at 22 European cultural institutions.
Museums: Special Event Security

Party Planning Under the Gun

11/07/2007 - Find out how The Frazier Historical Arms Museum’s security team targeted its security plans for the opening gala.
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