Nancy Wiener

Daughter of art dealer Doris Wiener (d. April 6, 2011), Nancy Wiener also worked as an art dealer in New York.^[1][3][4]

A joint federal and state investigation into antiquities trafficking known as "Hidden Idol" resulted in the criminal lawsuit People of the State of New York v. Nancy Wiener, No. SCI-05191-2016 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. filed Dec. 21, 2016). ^[5]

Wiener was arrested in Manhattan December 2016 and charged with conspiring with international smuggling and trafficking looted objects.^[6][7][8] Her gallery sold art to clients including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Australia.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Wiener acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to conceal the true origins of the looted objects.^[1] She was ordered to pay $1.2 million in forfeitures and fines.^[13]

Numerous antiquities that passed through Doris and Nancy Wiener have been restituted to India following criminal investigations.^[14][15][16] Cultural heritage artworks looted from Cambodia and Myanmar have also been investigated and in some cases returned.^[17][18][19]

• Denver Art Museum
• Subhash Kapoor
• Douglas Latchford