The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.

The heirs of a Jewish collector say the museum and the Goulandris foundation were aware of the work’s provenance.

Pascal Bonitzer's 'Auction,' which concerns the provenance of an Egon Schiele painting, joins movies like 'The Train' and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in California are investigating the theft of more than 1,000 items from a museum’s collection ...

The day after the stunning jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington’s world-famous museums were ...

Ever wondered what war smells like? Or ponder the odor of love, or the stench of medieval Paris, or the sacred fragrance of ...

How the Science Museum of Minnesota’s collection of over 2 million items is helping scientists uncover answers about our ...

PHILADELPHIA — A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow “evolving ...

Today, the donor display for Joseph Williams depicts not only his anatomical record, but his powerful life story. After two years of controversy over how to ethically exhibit human remains, the Mutter ...

For years, a man’s giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW. Today, the donor display for Joseph Williams depicts not only ...

Wax mouldings of various eye diseases in the Mutter Museum. The medical museum has changed its policy to "contextualise" and de-anonymise its collection of human remains. The wax moulding of patients ...