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Spanish Man Under Investigation for Pouring Water on Ancient Cave Art
The individual allegedly dampened 6,000-year-old paintings in Andalusia to get a clearer photo for social media, potentially causing irreparable harm.
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In Shocking Move, Videographer Who Filmed Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Leaders’ Homes Charged With Hate Crime
Press freedom advocacy organizations expressed alarm at the decision to arrest and charge 32-year-old independent journalist Samuel Seligson.
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Woman Charged in Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home
Anne Pasternak was one of four museum leaders whose homes were graffitied with anti-Zionist messages following a heavily policed pro-Palestine protest at the institution.
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Anne Imhof’s “Wish You Were Gay” Banners Vandalized in Austria
The German Artist called the vandalism outside the Kunsthaus Bregenz an "act of violent aggression.”
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Woman Caught Gettin’ It On With Florence Statue Sparks Outrage
City officials are searching for the woman after photos of her grinding and kissing a Bacchus sculpture went viral.
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Tourist Detained After Vandalizing Ancient Pompeii House
The man scratched the letters "ALI" on the House of Ceii, one of few remaining examples of residential architecture from the late Samnite period.
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A Quarter of Wyoming's Rock Art Has Been Vandalized, Report Finds
The state is home to hundreds of Indigenous petroglyphs and pictographs dating back centuries.
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Tourist Could Face Jail Time for Etching Names on Colosseum
Italian officials decried the vandalism, which was caught on camera by a fellow tourist.
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Hundreds Help Restore Defaced Tschabalala Self Sculpture in the UK
Vandals spray-painted the artist’s sculpture of a Black woman in white.
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Vandals Crayon Over 200-Year-Old Statue in UK
The vandalized work is a nude statue by prominent British sculptor John Bacon.
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Nazi Symbol Appears on Fence Near LACMA
A video shared online shows a swastika that appears to transform into an emblem of the Islamic Republic taped to a fence in front of the museum.
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US Monument to Rape Survivors Vandalized, Again
It’s the second attack this year on artist Lori Greene’s work in Minneapolis.