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

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Published on August 16, 2026 • Originally reported by Willem Marx. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina

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)

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