ST. JOHNSBURY – Wednesday, June 3, 6 p.m., Professor Erin Thompson will present “Heist! How to Steal a Masterpiece (And Why You Probably Shouldn’t Try)” at the St. Johnsbury Anthenaeum. This talk explores the world of museum heists. Thompson is America’s only professor of art crime. She holds a PhD in Art History and a JD, both from Columbia University, and teaches at the City University of New York. She is the author of “Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of American Monuments” (Norton, 2022) and “The Styrofoam Mummy and Other Tales from the Dark Side of the Antiquities Market” (Norton, forthcoming in 2027). This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.
