Wednesday, March 6, 2018, at 6 pm
Gallery Forum, 2nd Floor, Elaine Langone Center
The 2019 Samek Distinguished Lecturer will be Robert Wittman. Come hear about Wittman’s FBI career as he leads audiences through notorious art heists and incredibly daring undercover recoveries. Robert Wittman founded the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and served for 20 years as the FBI’s investigative expert in this field. He is responsible for recovering more than $300 million in stolen art and cultural property around the world. A reception will follow the lecture.
The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.” The Times of London dubbed him “The most famous art detective in the world.”
Robert Wittman founded the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and served for 20 years as the FBI’s investigative expert in this field. He is responsible for recovering more than $300 million in stolen art and cultural property around the world. Since retiring from the FBI in 2008, he authored the New York Times Best Seller “Priceless-How I Went Undercover to Rescue The World’s Stolen Treasures.” He speaks about his FBI career leading audiences through notorious art heists and incredibly daring undercover recoveries. Audiences will hear the true stories behind the headlines of the FBI’s Real Indiana Jones. It’s a one of a kind “info-tainment” event that would be a perfect fund raising opportunity for your institution. Today, Robert Wittman is president of Robert Wittman Incorporated, the international art recovery, protection, and security firm.
He has presented at more than 100 different venues encompassing everything from large general audiences/museum members to more intimate smaller donor societies. Recently, he spoke at the Naples Museum of Art to a general audience of 600, and at the Smithsonian Institution to a standing room sold out general audience of more than 300. Visit our Speaker Availability Page, to see a short five minute video presentation at The Worcester Art Museum, in Massachusetts.
