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Utah Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Catching Rock Art Vandals
Unknown culprits have illegally installed climbing bolts around an ancient petroglyph panel.
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Museum Showing Pussy Riot Artwork Targeted in Apparent Vandalism
Photos show a shattered glass door near Nadya Tolokonnikova’s “Pussy Riot Sex Dolls” at the OK Center for Contemporary Art in Austria.
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Three Charged With Hate Crimes for Vandalizing Homes of Brooklyn Museum Leaders
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office alleges that the accused individuals targeted museum officials who had “Jewish-sounding” names.
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Off-Road Racing Causes “Shocking” Damage to Chile’s Ancient Geoglyphs
Images and drone videos released by the Atacama Desert Foundation show extensive tire tracks through the carved figures.
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Man Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture in Italy
The vandal toppled the porcelain cube during a reception at Palazzo Fava in Bologna.
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Mural of Olympic Volleyball Star Defaced With Racist Graffiti
Italian player Paola Egonu’s skin was painted over in pink in a widely condemned act of vandalism.
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Another Tourist Has Carved Initials Into an Ancient Pompeii House
The man is accused of defacing a heritage site under a new law meant to crack down on the vandalization of Italy’s cultural monuments.
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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.”