FBI recovers paintings stolen more than 40 years ago from N.M. museum

Harwood rehangs paintings stolen in 1985 heist

The two paintings, which were returned to the museum last month, were finally returned to the walls of the Harwood on Friday.

'To see them here is surreal': Stolen paintings rehung at Taos museum

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Four decades in the making, a New Mexico mystery has finally come to a close. Two paintings that were ripped off the walls and stolen from a northern New Mexico museum in the 80s returned home Friday. "It's amazing to have these paintings back in Taos. It's something that we never imagined would happen. To see them here is surreal. We're pleased that they're back," said Juniper Leherissey, executive director of the Hardwood M…

FBI recovers stolen art 40 years after museum heist

Paintings that were stolen from the University of Mexico's Harwood Museum have been recovered and returned to the museum after 40 years. The paintings are Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp's artworks that call the museum in Taos home.

Stolen art returned to Harwood Museum of Art after 40 years

Two paintings are now back on display 40 years after they were stolen from the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos.

Two stolen paintings returned to New Mexico museum after 40 years

TAOS, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The FBI just announced the return of two paintings stolen from UNM'S Harwood Museum of Art in Taos 40 years ago. "The paintings were located, recovered and ultimately returned to the Harwood Museum of Art on May 12, 2025," an FBI Albuquerque Division spokesperson explained. Officials have not said if they

FBI recovers paintings stolen more than 40 years ago from N.M. museum

A pair of stolen paintings have been returned to a museum in New Mexico after they were missing for more than 40 years, the FBI confirmed on Friday.