<p>It’s Sunday, 11 November 2012, when three people stroll into the Pretoria Art Museum on Wessels street in Pretoria, and stroll out again with six of South Africa’s most historic and valuable art works. Two days later, four of those pieces would be discovered in the most unlikely place…</p><br><p>Thanks to my interviewees from Stephan Welz &amp; Co:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.swelco.co.za/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.swelco.co.za/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://theworld.org/stories/2012-11-12/south-african-art-heist-thieves-steal-2m-worth-paintings-pretoria-art-museum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theworld.org/stories/2012-11-12/south-african-art-heist-thieves-steal-2m-worth-paintings-pretoria-art-museum</a></p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-nov-12-la-fg-wn-south-africa-art-theft-2-million-20121112-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-nov-12-la-fg-wn-south-africa-art-theft-2-million-20121112-story.html</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/14/Mystery-still-surrounds-art-heist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/14/Mystery-still-surrounds-art-heist</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-hunt-for-artwork-thieves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-hunt-for-artwork-thieves</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/12/Cameras-may-help-catch-R15m-art-thieves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/12/Cameras-may-help-catch-R15m-art-thieves</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-probe-art-heist-tip-offs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-probe-art-heist-tip-offs</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Stolen-iconic-art-will-likely-turn-up---SAHRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Stolen-iconic-art-will-likely-turn-up---SAHRA</a></p><p><a href="https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Robbers-strike-Pretoria-museum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Robbers-strike-Pretoria-museum</a></p><p><a href="https://www.whistleblowing.co.za/art-theft-in-pretoria-informer-and-whistleblower-help-police/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.whistleblowing.co.za/art-theft-in-pretoria-informer-and-whistleblower-help-police/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/top-sa-artist-behind-r175m-theft-1422232#.UKM4xWdacmh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/top-sa-artist-behind-r175m-theft-1422232#.UKM4xWdacmh</a></p><p><a href="https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2012/11/pretoria-art-museum-in-south-africa.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2012/11/pretoria-art-museum-in-south-africa.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20311861" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20311861</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sartle.com/blog/post/from-botched-restoration-to-selfie-destruction-5-of-the-worst-art-fails" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sartle.com/blog/post/from-botched-restoration-to-selfie-destruction-5-of-the-worst-art-fails</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>