New OPEN ACCESS Paper out now! Check it out!

We don’t know what we don’t know about Antiquities Crime
Posted on 7 August 2024
But we know that solving yesterday’s problems won’t help.

Reputation laundering and museum collections: patterns, priorities, provenance, and hidden crime
Posted on 23 November 2023
New FREE OPEN ACCESS article

The term “Desire Laundering” and some thoughts on “Desire Laundering” and Antiquities
Posted on 14 September 2023
Not about crime, all about practical reasoning

Peruvian antiquities that were NOT returned
Posted on 25 August 2023
Sold at Sotheby’s in 1994, this object was claimed by Peru but didn’t go back. Now it is in Texas.

NEW PAPER: Affective Atmosphere in an Art Fair Jewel Heist
Posted on 16 June 2023
Free and open access!

New Book: ‘El Expolio de Bienes Culturales’
Posted on 4 April 2023
Including a chapter in English by me and Diāna Bērziņa on Mexican antiquities in contemporary European auctions

A Visit with Trinity the T. rex
Posted on 30 March 2023
There is another T. rex for sale and I went to see it

Introducing the PRICELESS project!
Posted on 16 March 2023
We’ve been awarded a large NWO grant to study manipulation of value of high value unique goods.

Please note, a post has been removed from this blog.
Posted on 8 March 2023

Art Crime, Repatriation, Antiquities Trafficking Book List
Posted on 16 February 2023
A spreadsheet of books about cultural heritage crime and related things

New Book: Art Crime in Context
Posted on 13 February 2023
Edited by Naomi Oosterman and me!