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A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security
NPR News Sunday 16 August 2026, 16:27 UTC By Willem Marx 1 min read
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On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.(Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)

On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.

(Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)

[Image text:] o.messina.it/collezione/antonello-da-messina/ M
Italy (LOCATION) Italian (ORG) Parma (LOCATION) Sicily (LOCATION) Gregorio Borgia (PERSON)
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