This Greek vase was looted by tomb raiders, sold by a crook and finally seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Last week art world superstar Jeff Koons laid off a big chunk of his painting staff. How does that work?

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Drug testing the hair of Bronze Age cadavers reveals they regularly used drugs like ephedrine and scopolamine

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A museum can be worth as much as an oil field, provided there is someone willing to buy looted and smuggled art

A historian's view of 20th century Russia shows the traumatic legacy of totalitarian terror.

During chaotic protests looters make off with 18 precious artifacts, many more damaged

The plywood that boarded up businesses became artwork, and there's a move to preserve them before they're discarded

What the paintings by Its prisoners tell us about our humanity and theirs

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A historical look at some of the earliest known forms of singing, instruments and musical manuscripts