I am quite clear at this point about the very serious problems we have with a very dangerous rise in museum thefts. If someone really wants to solve it, I am sure that harassment on social media and anonymous insults to professionals will not fix it. (translated)
The Ministry of Culture stated that it had requested increased security in museums with gold pieces before the theft of the Villena treasure, following a series of assaults in other locations, and warned the autonomous communities about the need to protect these centers. (translated)
The Europol alert to museums reached MUVI a day after the theft of the Treasure of Villena. (translated)
The Europol alert about the increase in violent thefts in museums reached the Museum of Villena (MUVI) just one day after the theft of the Villena Treasure, highlighting the ineffectiveness of the existing security measures. (translated)
The Europol alert about the increase in violent robberies in museums reached the Museum of Villena a day after the theft of the Villena Treasure, indicating a transformation in the tactics and objectives of criminals in this area. (translated)
I celebrate that there are people who NOW care about the resources available to museums. I have been denouncing it for six years. Welcome. (translated)
If poverty had a face, it could look like this. I led the election observation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Sarajevo in 2018. At that time, I visited a museum dedicated to the memory of the 8000 Bosnian men and boys who were killed under Mladic's command. (translated)
Many people are suggesting that the most valuable works should be stored and not displayed, to avoid risks. Last year, hundreds of works were stolen from security warehouses of museums. More than 1,000 pieces in Oakland (United States). (translated)
After the theft of the treasure of Villena, experts warn about the need to increase security in Spanish museums and suggest removing the gold from the display cases in those that do not have sufficient protective measures. (translated)
We are facing a very serious problem. The demagoguery of a handful of troll accounts on social media, who neither know about museums nor care to know, does not help. The situation is very bad and we must be serious and work based on facts. (translated)
New theft in a museum. Same pattern. Today it has been one of the main museums in Vienna and they have stolen a diamond necklace from 1939 valued at approximately 4 million euros. (translated)
Just three days after Europol warned about the rise in museum thefts, we woke up to the terrible news of the theft of the Treasure of Villena. We are going to analyze this problem and debunk some myths and rumors. THREAD 🧵 (translated)
The thefts in museums are just another symptom of the decomposition and omnipresence of organized crime. If we have thieves in the government making their fortune all year round, how can we not be a bonanza for all the thieves in the world? (translated)
This is a tragedy. They are destroying the main prehistoric treasures of Europe, melted down in the name of the last capitalist boom. Today it was Villena's turn. Incredible that the museums are not reacting to protect their collections. (translated)
The Treasure of Villena, a valuable set of goldsmithing from the Bronze Age, was stolen from the Villena Museum in Alicante during the early hours of Thursday by an organized gang that took advantage of a distraction in the security alarms. (translated)
Remember that there is nothing glamorous, elegant, or "white glove" about museum thefts. They are violent. They are perpetrated by common criminals. And they harm us all. (translated)
¿Cómo cambia un cuadro cuando lo miramos a través de los ojos de un personaje literario? La Gioconda — Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Elizabeth Bennet podría sonreír ante todas las teorías que rodean esa famosa sonrisa. Emma Woodhouse probablemente intentaría descifrar de inmediato la personalidad de la mujer retratada. Nenúfares — Claude Monet (1840–1926) Anne Elliot podría ver en ellos el tiempo, la memoria y el cambio. Mr. Darcy quizá apreciaría precisamente la calma y la contención de la imagen. La noche estrellada — Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Catherine Morland podría convertir ese cielo inquieto en el comienzo de un misterio. Marianne Dashwood quizá percibiría primero la emoción y solo después el paisaje. Estos personajes pertenecen al mundo de Jane Austen (1775–1817), mientras que los cuadros proceden de épocas muy distintas. Tal vez una forma interesante de mirar el arte sea preguntarnos no solo: «¿Qué veo yo?», sino también: «¿Qué vería otra persona en él?» #HistoriaDelArte #CuadrosFamosos #LeonardoDaVinci #ClaudeMonet #VincentVanGogh #ArteYLiteratura #Museos #20260824 #0007 #MrCulturewise #CaptainWeb #Español
Ukraine strives to protect its cultural heritage against the Russian invasion, highlighting the damage to museums, libraries, and theaters, and emphasizing that cultural destruction is part of a strategy to rewrite its history and erase its national identity. (translated)
Savickij Museum in Nukus nicknamed "the Louvre of the desert." In the middle of nowhere, a story from a movie. Savickij, during the years of communism, traveled half of Russia to recover the paintings of artists "forbidden" by communism. He found almost ten thousand paintings and opened a museum. (translated)
The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has reported that nearly two thousand cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed due to Russian attacks, including 906 libraries, 141 museums, and 56 theaters, highlighting the need to continue documenting and restoring these losses. (translated)
