# Art theft recovery in Buenos Aires

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/art-theft-recovery-in-buenos-aires
> Updated: 2026-09-08T21:55:53.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Argentine Federal Police recovered two historical items stolen from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in March 2022. The recovery occurred during a raid on a commercial premises in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

The recovered pieces include a 17th-century oil painting titled ‘San José’, attributed to Bartolomé Murillo, and a pair of late 19th to early 20th-century opera binoculars decorated with gold and mother-of-pearl inlays. The investigation was prompted by the museum’s former director reporting that items were taken from a forced display case in the ‘Matías Errázuriz Alvear’ bedroom antechamber. Authorities located the binoculars being offered for sale, which led to the judicial authorization for the raid.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-08: Argentine Police recover stolen museum art in Buenos Aires

Argentine Federal Police recovered a 17th-century Murillo painting and gold-inlaid binoculars stolen from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in 2022.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentine-police-recover-stolen-museum-art-in-buenos-aires

### 2026-09-07: Argentina court orders return of Nazi-looted painting

An Argentine court has ordered the return of an 18th-century painting, stolen by Nazis, to the descendants of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-court-orders-return-of-nazi-looted-painting

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