Green Vault

Green Vault

A dramatic palace is seen from afar. A gray construction wall covers part of it.

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Suspects in $123 M. Green Vault Theft Admit Guilt, Peter Doig Wins in Court, and More: Morning Links for January 18, 2023

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The Editors of ARTnews
Jan 18, 2023 8:02 am

A man in an elegant white robe and hat stands before a golden backdrop, performing a ceremony, flanked by two men in white.

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Vatican to Return Parthenon Fragments, Stolen Green Vault Material Recovered, and More: Morning Links for December 19, 2022

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The Editors of ARTnews
Dec 19, 2022 8:00 am

People stand in an ornate mirrored room with a checkered floor.

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Dresden Green Vault Jewelry Heist Suspect Arrested in Berlin

In 2019, thieves stole an estimated $1.2 billion worth of jewels from the Dresden Royal Palace.

By
Angelica Villa
Aug 19, 2021 4:22 pm

FILED - 25 November 2019, Dresden: KOMBO - The undated, on November 25th2019 published by the Dresden Police Headquarters show (top, l-r) a hat-clasp of the diamond rose set, a breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order, a large breast bow, an aigrette for the hair in the shape of a sun, as well as (below, l-r) a palette-shaped jewel, a jewel of the Polish White Eagle Order, a necklace of 177 Saxon pearls, a sword of the Diamond Rose Set, an epaulette of the Diamond Rose Set, an aigrette for the hair in the shape of a half moon. The jewels were stolen during the art theft in the Green Vault in 2019. In connection with the jewel theft from the Green Vault in Dresden, the police caught one of the wanted twins from the Berlin clan milieu. Photo by: J'rgen Karpinski/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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Fashion Photographer Hiro Dies, Inside the Green Vault Heist, and More: Morning Links for August 19, 2021

Here's what we're reading this morning.

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The Editors of ARTnews
Aug 19, 2021 7:12 am

A woman in a green shirt looks at the empty display cases of the Green Vault Museum in Dresden's Royal Palace earlier this year.

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Fourth Arrest Made in Connection with Dresden Jewelry Heist

The suspect is one of two twins wanted in connection with the theft.

By
Maximilíano Durón
Dec 15, 2020 4:24 pm

Marion Ackermann, the General Director of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD), stands in front of empty display cases after the theft in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault Museum in Dresden's Royal Palace of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) in Dresden, eastern Germany, Saturday, May 30, 2020. The Electoral and Royal Treasury, which has been closed since the jewel theft in November 2019, opens the exhibition rooms for guests. The museum houses one of Europe's largest collection of treasures. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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Authorities Make Arrests in $1.2 B. Dresden Jewel Theft

The arrests were made after 18 raids in Berlin.

By
Maximilíano Durón
Nov 17, 2020 2:47 pm

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