NEW YORK — Col. Matthew Bogdanos, the Greek-American prosecutor who leads the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History, a major honor recognizing careers that shape the study, protection, and return of cultural heritage. The prize carries a $100,000 cash award, but Bogdanos declined the money, asking the Vilcek Foundation to donate the funds to nonprofit organizations of his choosing.
Created in 2024, the Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History honors art historians, curators, and fine arts professionals whose work has a broad impact on institutions, scholarship, and the public understanding of culture. Candidates are proposed by field advisors and reviewed by the Vilcek Foundation’s board. The Vilcek Foundation was established in 2000 by Jan and Marica Vilcek—whose emigration from Czechoslovakia to New York helped inspire its mission to highlight immigrant contributions while supporting the arts and sciences.
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