Former FBI Investigator to Speak at Penn About Recovering Stolen Art
WHO:Robert Wittman, former senior investigator/founder of the FBI's National Art Crime Team
WHAT:"Recovering the Priceless: The Proof Is in the Undercover Operation to Regain Our Heritage!"
WHEN:Feb. 27, 2013, 6p.m.
WHERE:University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
33rd and Spruce streets
Robert Wittman’s work in recovering more than $300 million in stolen art and cultural property has taken him around the world to recover items including ancient Peruvian golden artifacts, a Rembrandt painting and Gerinomo’s eagle-feathered war bonnet.
As part of Penn’s 2012-13 academic theme, “Year of Proof,” Wittman will discuss the proofs needed to solve cases.
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