Overview
- The Carabinieri art crime squad confiscated 21 pieces from “Dalí, Between Art and Myth” at Palazzo Tarasconi, comprising 18 lithographs and three drawings reportedly loaned by two Italian individuals.
- The exhibition of roughly 80 works reopened in Parma on September 27 after a January–July run in Rome, where a routine check first flagged anomalies and the Dalí Foundation later raised doubts.
- Italy’s culture ministry will examine the seized items, which could be permanently confiscated if deemed inauthentic, with prosecutors weighing potential charges for forgery or dealing in counterfeits.
- Authorities emphasized that the artworks are presumed fake based on preliminary findings and that the presumption of innocence applies until conclusions are reached.
- Organiser Navigare and Palazzo Tarasconi did not comment, while the venue’s ticketing office said the exhibition remains open as the broader investigation into suspected forgeries continues.