In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, 13 pieces of art valued at over half a billion dollars were stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston. Included among the works taken by thieves in the night were masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Degas. Join us for a deep dive into the world’s biggest theft of art from a single institution and how Connecticut may have played a role.
Featuring Stephen Kurkjian (journalist and author of the definitive book on the heist, "Master Thieves") and Robert Wittman (retired FBI agent and author of The New York Times best-selling memoir, "Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures"). Architect, academic, and Fulbright Specialist Allen Swerdlowe introduced the speakers, preceded by a PowerPoint presentation of the museum, its founder, the stolen pieces of art, the suspects, and the theories in the world’s biggest theft of art objects from a single institution.
To this day, the mystery remains unsolved... or does it?
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Recorded November 16, 2023, via Verso Studios at The Westport Library.
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