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Art crime detective Arthur Brand warns: 'All museums have been, and will be, victims of theft'

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French art crime detective Arthur Brand warns that museums face rising theft risks, specifically noting a shift from painting theft to targeting gold and silver objects. Brand states that over the last decade, criminals have moved away from irreplaceable paintings toward items that can be melted or dispersed, highlighting a trend of increasingly sophisticated opportunism.

Key points

• Art crime detective Arthur Brand warns that museums are increasingly targeted for theft, specifically noting a shift from painting theft to targeting gold and silver objects.
• Over the last decade, criminals have moved away from irreplaceable paintings toward items that can be melted or dispersed, highlighting a trend of increasingly sophisticated opportunism.

Context

French art crime detective Arthur Brand warns that museums face rising theft risks, specifically noting a shift from painting theft to targeting gold and silver objects. This finding matters as it highlights a trend of increasingly sophisticated opportunism in international art theft.

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Evidence is limited to Brand's statement about the shift in theft targets over the last decade. No specific numbers, dates, or named victims are provided in the source text.

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