Security I: The Art Loss Register.

The article focuses on the operations of the Art Loss Register as considered the world's largest private international database of lost and stolen art. It states that the Art Loss Register is a partnership of the fine art and insurance industries to prevent art theft and support the police force. Mo...

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Published in:Museum Management & Curatorship Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 101 - 105
Main Author: Radcliffe, Julian
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar92
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Summary:The article focuses on the operations of the Art Loss Register as considered the world's largest private international database of lost and stolen art. It states that the Art Loss Register is a partnership of the fine art and insurance industries to prevent art theft and support the police force. Moreover, the Art Loss Register's operation system provides for a full audit trail providing capacity for following up inquiries to the Art Loss Register which might indicate a hit.