Museum Unaware of Missing Edvard Munch Painting

Three stolen paintings from the Malmo Art Museum in Sweden, including an Edvard Munch valued at $1.5 million (the painting of two dogs titled, Two Friends), were recovered in October earlier this year. A 52-year-old-man, later given extended probation on theft charges, claimed that he found the paintings amongst debris on a wharf near the museum.  The police, who discovered the paintings while investigating a separate crime, contacted the museum to report the paintings' ascertainment.  The museum had not been aware that the paintings were missing from their storage racks.


Since the recovery of the paintings, the Malmo Art Museum has upgraded their security measures and experienced an increase in funds, presumably due to the amount of attention surrounding the museum after the incident.

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