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Experts offer a better look at the state of in-house provenance research as institutions respond to increased seizures of looted or stolen artifacts.

Let Us Now Not Boast of Our Worldly Possessions with Lynley McAlpine Lynley McAlpine, SAMA’s Associate Curator of Provenance Research, presents a follow-up to her recent book, Let Us Now Not Boast of Our Worldly Possessions: Provenance Stories from the San Antonio Museum of Art. She describes why provenance research is an essential ethical responsibility for museums, reveals behind-the-scenes evidence for the histories of artworks in SAMA’s collection, and shares new results of her r...

Met director Max Hollein provides an update on The Met’s work on cultural heritage and, more broadly, The Met’s engagements across the globe.

From its time in Germany during World War II to the shelves of a Texas Goodwill, a 2,000-year-old Roman bust is making its way back home.

It's believed that around the 1950s, a U.S. soldier stole the bust and brought it to the states, which is how it eventually ended up at the thrift store.

In a $35 purchase at an Austin Goodwill Store nearly five years ago, resident Laura Young helped discover a lost piece of ancient Roman artwork.

From its time in Germany during World War II to the shelves of a Texas Goodwill, a 2,000-year-old Roman bust is making its way back home.

From its time in Germany during World War II to the shelves of a Texas Goodwill, a 2,000-year-old Roman bust is making its way back home.

The first-century sculpture, which has been on display at the San Antonio Museum of Art in South Texas, will return to Germany, where it was taken after WWII.

The first-century sculpture, which has been on display at the San Antonio Museum of Art in South Texas, will return to Germany, where it was taken after WWII.