Rotterdam art thieves take valuable paintings in dawn heist

Art Hoist in Holland

And now for something completely different.  This might be old news for some, but if you have not seen or heard about this, its very interesting.

This came out of the Guardian on Tuesday October 16.  Tens of millions of pounds of paintings were stolen overnight from the Kunsthal Museum in the Netherlands.  One security expert described the museum, designed by the star Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, as a “gem of a gallery”, but a “nightmare to protect”, and suggested that thieves spent months plotting the robbery.

They are speculating that thieves use Rotterdam’s Port to get the painting out of the area quickly.  This is right out of the movies.  When I started reading this I wondered, how in the world are you going to sell these? Again they are speculating that the paintings might have been “Stolen to Order” and that if this is the case its more than likely for a collector.  If this is true, chances are these fine pieces of art will never be seen again.

Read the full article on the Guardian.  It’s quite a lengthily article but very interesting.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/oct/16/rotterdam-art-thieves-valuable-paintings