Art Detective丨Book 'Hitler's Horses' (18 languages)丨'Art detective will forever be a cool job title.' (Dan Brown after my recovery of the 'Blood of Jesus')https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3muywhwcmss23After the horrific museum robberies of the past few weeks, including today in France, there is also some very good news. In the coming weeks, we will reveal the recovery of 4 important stolen artworks from 4 different museums. In cooperation with police from various countries.08 Sep 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywhwcmss23https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3muyi4wecsk2zAnother big art theft: Two thieves stole "four artworks" from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early Tuesday morning. https://www.bfmtv.com/cote-d-azur/faits-divers/le-musee-renoir-de-cagnes-sur-mer-cambriole-quatre-tableaux-derobes_AN-202609080178.html?at_brand=BFMTV&at_compte=BFMTV&at_plateforme=twitter&at_campaign=Fan_pages&at_medium=Community_Management08 Sep 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyi4wecsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mtdsjt2avs2iTogether with a police force, I have recovered a very important antiquity that had been missing for decades. The object is even listed in the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Art, among the 250 most important stolen objects. It is only the 3rd object to be returned! Soon more.18 Aug 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdsjt2avs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mropu2bpsc2wGood news: French police arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of the Celtic Princess’ 2,500-year-old Gold Torque from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais. This quick arrest increases the chance that the Torque has not been melted down yet.28 Jul 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mropu2bpsc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mrhclk5vos2lBad news. Yesterday, a golden Celtic torque was stolen from Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, France. I know this museum well: in 1973, thieves stole a Roman Bacchus statue there, which I managed to recover in 2022. Now it happened again. The hunt is on. #artcrime25 Jul 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhclk5vos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mqrn2dos4s25Update: The oldest known portrait of legendary King Radbod of Frisia, stolen in 2023 and recovered by me and Dutch police, has been beautifully restored by Jazzy de Groot. It will soon travel to museums in several countries. Last photo: the back of another recently recovered stolen royal portrait.16 Jul 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrn2dos4s25https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mqnxurphkc2oMeet the world's youngest art detectives: Evie (7) and Bevy (10) Lustig from Chicago publish their own printed newspaper. They recently interviewed me & made me confess to a past theft! Now they’re helping me solve a decades-old art heist. Their newspaper gets the scoop...15 Jul 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnxurphkc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mqj3hgm6ks2cRECOVERY: After finding a Nazi-looted Goudstikker painting hidden by an SS family, another breakthrough hit. Robert van der Hoek found a second Goudstikker piece, likely by Hendrick van der Burgh, in Amsterdam’s street trash. Together with John van den Heuvel, we are returning it to the heirs.13 Jul 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqj3hgm6ks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlppj3hfvc2gHere we are:13 May 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlppj3hfvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mllkeu6ows2uUPDATE: The painting, looted from Goudstikker by the Nazis and now in the hands of the descendants of a Dutch Waffen-SS general, about which we reported earlier, has been returned! The family handed it over to journalist John van den Heuvel and myself.11 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllkeu6ows2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlkwmzwlq22oOur latest discovery in English: Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/11/portrait-looted-nazis-home-dutch-ss-leader-family-toon-kelder-goudstikker-hendrik-seyffardt11 May 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkwmzwlq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlkiir3md22pBREAKING: A painting by Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the famous Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, is still hanging in the house of the granddaughter of the notorious Nazi general Hendrik Seyffardt, head of the Dutch Waffen-SS. Seyffardt was liquidated by the resistance in 1943.11 May 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkiir3md22phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mj7roukaws2iUpdate: Last week, the Rumanian helmet, stolen in 2025, along with 2 golden bracelets, were recovered by the Dutch police following a deal with the suspects. Apparantly, one of the suspects did not agree to the deal. That's why the third golden bracelet is still missing.11 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7roukaws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3miir5iuxgs2aBREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!02 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3miir5iuxgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3miir4rb2xk2aBREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!02 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3miir4rb2xk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mifx5pwld22kThe painting Lentetuin by Vincent van Gogh, which was stolen in 2020 and recovered by me and the Dutch police in 2023, has been beautifully restored and can be seen again at the Groninger Museum starting today.01 Apr 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifx5pwld22khttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m65xn53zuk2hAfter months of depressing art-heist headlines - and now yet another museum hit in Switzerland (see link) - it’s time for some wins. Three spectacular recoveries are coming very soon! https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/robbers-overpower-guard-and-steal-dozens-of-ancient-gold-coins-from-swiss-museum21 Nov 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65xn53zuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m4foqkzlg22xIn the past three days, we have located two paintings from a famous collection that was stolen by the Nazis. One of them in particular is worthy of a movie. Soon more...30 Oct 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4foqkzlg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3z2gabgwk2rUncover the secrets of art theft like the recent Louvre Heist (and Hollywood's inaccuracies) with an Art Detective (me) and former art thief Okkie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzGs26X86i425 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3z2gabgwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3u76s7p3c2mWell, just a matter of time now: Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre. https://abcnews.go.com/International/intense-manhunt-louvre-suspects-continues-after-dna-found/story?id=126786718&cid=social_twitter_abcn23 Oct 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3u76s7p3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3u6qrq34s2mApparently these are the thieves getting away with the French Crown Jewels at the Louvre23 Oct 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3u6qrq34s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3jxn56iv22rThieves just executed an armed heist at the Louvre, shattering display cases to steal historic diamonds once owned by Napoleon and Empress Josephine. The museum has been temporarily closed following the robbery. https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/le-musee-du-louvre-cible-dun-braquage-ce-dimanche-le-site-ferme-au-public-19-10-2025-DQII6PEIVVEDBM5KQMHDSCF6IM.php?at_variant=photo&at_creation=Le%20Parisien%20|%20Paris&at_campaign=Partage%20Twitter%20CM&at_medium=Social%20media19 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3jxn56iv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m2t7zaotck2pI was invited to the Netherlands' number 1 talk show, Eva Jinek, to join the legendary Dan Brown at the table to discuss his new book. What an honor and what a fantastic evening! He also signed his book and gave me the most beautiful compliment I’ve ever received (see photo).10 Oct 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2t7zaotck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m2lzdohb3c2pAnother huge art theft, targeting gold. This time in Wales: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9zxdpwn73o07 Oct 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lzdohb3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz4buycfrk24Of this painting by Picasso, Dora Maar, only a black-and-white photo was known. The work has resurfaced, and now we can finally see it in color. It will be auctioned at Drouot auction house. It reminds me of the stolen Dora Maar which I recovered in 2019.18 Sep 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4buycfrk24https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz2e7cklis26The second museum theft today: A nationwide hunt is underway after a priceless gold bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh disappeared from a museum in Cairo, Egyptian authorities say. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/pharaohs-gold-bracelet-missing-egypt-museum-rcna231823?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=68cae46847426f00011b9fd1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter17 Sep 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2e7cklis26https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz23phdlis2mThieves have broken into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth $700,000 in the latest of a worrying series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-stolen-from-paris-natural-history-museum/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=86129902317 Sep 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz23phdlis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxzf4mohf22yLast night, the Musée National Adrien Dubouché in France was robbed of Chinese porcelain valued at 9,5 millions of euros. Organized groups targeting Chinese antiques are roaming Europe. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/09/04/museum-in-limoges-struck-by-a-9-5-million-porcelain-heist_6745044_30.html04 Sep 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzf4mohf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxxfj3734c23The painting by Ghislandi, stolen and smuggled to Argentina after World War II by Nazi criminal Kadgien, and displayed above the sofa in his daughter's home, has been seized by Argentine police. More updates on looted WWII paintings to follow. Stay tuned.03 Sep 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxfj3734c23https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxw3jas3ak2uUPDATE: Argentine police apparently recovered the Ghislandi. The painting, once owned by Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, was taken to Argentina in the 1940’s by Kadgien, an associate of Göring and SS member. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/nazi-looted-painting-recovered-in-argentina-two-taken-into-custody.phtml03 Sep 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxw3jas3ak2u