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Today, you can listen to music from the Gardner Museum anytime—for free! The Museum’s rich musical program is available to listeners across the globe on a free classical music podcast as well as via individual audio recordings. 256. Taking it Slow 257. Twinkle
Where can I listen to music from the Gardner Museum?
The Museum’s rich musical program is available to listeners across the globe on a free classical music podcast as well as via individual audio recordings. 256. Taking it Slow 257.
Is there a podcast for the Museum of music?
The heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is something like the holy grail of art crime. This podcast will look at why not a single artwork has been recovered.... Episode 2: 'Inside Job?' On the night of the heist, security guard Rick Abath made the critical mistake of letting the thieves into the museum.
What happened to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?
The Gardner's stolen artwork could be anywhere. Why not under a lot in Orlando? A behind-the-scenes conversation about how we investigated the most sensational unsolved art heist in history. 'Last Seen' producers Kelly Horan and Jack Rodolico share books they read to get started on their investigation of the Gardner heist.
Where is the Gardner Heist's stolen artwork?
What is the Gardner Museum heist ever solved?
During that famed heist, 13 artworks, including major paintings by Vermeer and Rembrandt, were taken in the early hours of March 18, 1990. Collectively valued at $500 million, the works have never been recovered.
Who robbed Gardner Museum?
Connor was in jail at the time of the heist, but he believed Donati and criminal David Houghton were the masterminds. Connor had worked with Donati in past art heists, and claimed the two cased the Gardner Museum where Donati took interest in the finial.
Is there still a reward for the Gardner Museum heist?
Despite a flurry of press attention—and the $10 million reward offered by the museum for the items' safe return—the stolen works have never been recovered.
What happened to the stolen paintings from the Gardner Museum?
The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's collection remains unsolved, although the Museum's commitment to resolving the crime has never diminished since its occurrence 31 years ago.
What is the biggest art heist in history?
The Most Famous Art Heist. In 81 minutes, 13 masterpieces were stolen in 1990 from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has valued the haul at $500 million.
Was the Rembrandt ever found?
In 1990 Rembrandt's painting was stolen along with 12 others from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and it was never found again. It was one of the largest heists in US history.
Who did the Isabella Gardner heist?
Jeweler Paul Calantropo, formerly of Boston, came forward with an account that links Bobby Donati, a longtime suspect and local robber, to one of the pieces of art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday.
Do art thieves still exist?
Most art is stolen from private homes When people think of art theft, they often think of museums, but 52 percent of stolen artwork disappears from the homes of private collectors, while another eight percent is stolen from places of worship. 95 percent of this stolen art never returns to its country of origin.
Where is Myles Connor now?
Myles Connor Jr is now in his late 70s and living in rural Blackstone, Massachusetts. He appeared on a podcast in 2018, where he is described as slurring his words after suffering from a major heart attack a few years ago.
Is David Turner still alive?
A man accused of killing a 50-year-old by pushing him and causing him to hit his head on the ground has denied manslaughter. David Turner, 50, was found with head injuries on Brayford Way in Lincoln on 16 May, He died three days later in hospital.
Has the Storm on the Sea of Galilee been found?
They broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, and stole this painting, along with twelve other works. The paintings have never been recovered, and it is considered the biggest art theft in history.
Has the Mona Lisa ever been stolen?
Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 – 8 October 1925) was an Italian museum worker, artist, and thief, most famous for stealing the Mona Lisa on 21 August 1911.
Belly up: One fish, three men, and the long arm of the law
When three friends went on a rum-fueled rampage one night deep in the Nevada desert, they never expected the trouble they would find themselves in a week later. What unfolds is a bite-size crime story starring an obscure species of tiny fish, and some hedonistic humans who stepped a little...
How Congo's freedom was won and hope was lost in the 'Year of Africa'
Using traditional griot storytelling, writer Brenton Zola transports listeners to a turning point in Congo's path to independence, when a pair of bold leaders fanned the flames of hope and liberation in the Belgian colony of Congo. He explores what happened to the country's hope for a brighter future, and...
The centuries-long hunt for the largest hidden object in the solar system
Everyone knows there are exactly eight planets in our solar system. But what if there were a ninth? Two scientists, separated by a century, are convinced it exists. They've spent their lives searching, but no one has seen it. Yet.
High-tech storage dungeons and the cultural treasures hidden inside
Freeports are the most expensive and secretive warehouses in the world, hiding the world’s most valuable art pieces from the public eye.
Meet 'Murph the Surf': A legendary folk hero and con man with a gnarly past
Jack Murphy, or "Murph the Surf," is known for pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history in 1964. But this idol's legacy also contains a secretive, much darker chapter.
Last Seen: Season 2 Trailer - An anthology of stories about missing people, places and things
The new season, coming out Feb. 1, has 10 new true-crime mysteries that you don’t want to miss.
Episode 1: '81 Minutes'
The heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is something like the holy grail of art crime. This podcast will look at why not a single artwork has been recovered....
Episode 5: Belly Up
February 22, 2022 • When three friends went on a rum-fueled rampage one night deep in the Nevada desert, they never expected the trouble they would find themselves in a week later.
Episode 4: Africa's Lost Year of Hope
February 14, 2022 • In 1960, dubbed "The Year Of Africa", a pair of bold leaders fanned the flames of hope for a brighter future in the Belgian colony of Congo. But by the following year, that hope had been dashed by outside forces.
Episode 3: The Lost World
February 8, 2022 • Every school kid learns that there are exactly eight planets in our solar system. But what if we told you there might be a ninth? A world that may be six times the size of Earth and take 12,000 years to orbit the Sun. The only thing is, while some scientists are convinced Planet Nine exists, no one has seen it. Yet.
Episode 2: Out of Time
January 31, 2022 • Freeports are the most expensive and secretive warehouses in the world, which now hide some of the world's cultural treasures from the public eye. Join Ben Brock Johnson as he traces the path of one lost Modigliani painting, "Seated Man with a Cane," and attempts to catch a glimpse inside these high-tech storage dungeons.
Episode 1: Murph
January 31, 2022 • In 1964, Jack Murphy, or "Murph the Surf," pulled off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history only to be caught 48 hours later. Amory Sivertson traces the enigmatic life of this folk hero and examines why men like him continue to be idolized.
Trailer: 'Last Seen,' Season 2
January 19, 2022 • The new season, coming out Feb. 1, has 10 new true-crime mysteries that you don't want to miss.
Coming in February: Things that have gone missing
November 4, 2021 • WBUR's popular true-crime podcast returns, with mysterious tales about people, places, ashes, planets, endangered species, feelings and much more.
