True Tales from the FBI’s Indiana Jones: Art Heists, Undercover Ops, and the Hunt for Stolen Masterpieces with Robert Wittman
Date: Tue, May 19, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Category: Arts
Join one of the most famous art detectives in the world to hear tales from the trenches of his long career solving art crimes with the FBI. Drawing on cases he worked on personally, this virtual program explores notorious art heists and daring recovery operations. Wittman’s career has taken him from Spain to extract $50 million worth of Goya and Brueghel paintings from a Spanish mobster to France to save a priceless Rodin. He has rescued Rembrandts, a copy of the Bill of Rights stolen from North Carolina's capitol, Renoirs, and even the golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. He will also share his greatest challenge: working undercover to track the criminals behind the century’s largest unsolved art crime, the $500-million-dollar theft from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston. Led by an expert on art crime, this program is a unique opportunity learn from the hear from Mr. Wittman, his illustrious career in the FBI National Art Crime Team and the many masterpieces he has rescued. Registration required for this virtual event - REGISTER HERE This is one of a two-part Art of Detecting virtual mini-series. Register here for the second program "Unraveling the Past: Kate Winkler Dawson on History’s Most Compelling Crimes."
