Meet the man causing cracks in the antiquities trade

Museums used to make the news for big acquisitions. Today, however, you are just as likely to read a headline about art being given up to the authorities or back to its country of origin. New York, capital of the global art market, has become a hub for restitution efforts. In the past month 38 antiquities were returned to China, 27 to Cambodia, ten to Egypt and three to Indonesia. All were stolen, according to state law in New York. Behind these repatriations was the office of the Manhattan district attorney (DA), and specifically its Antiquities Trafficking Unit (ATU), led by Matthew Bogdanos.