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History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

2021

Repatriation

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Looted And Stolen Art: Tackling The Repatriation Issue, Samuel Poole Apr 2021

Looted And Stolen Art: Tackling The Repatriation Issue, Samuel Poole

Student Writing

There are many examples of looted and stolen art all over the world. This paper discusses the pros and cons of repatriating art and artifacts to their rightful owner or country or origin. In many instances, these artifacts and works of art are a critical link to the survival of a culture.


The Last Prisoners Of War: How Nazi-Looted Art Is Displayed In U.S. Museums, Monica May Thompson Jan 2021

The Last Prisoners Of War: How Nazi-Looted Art Is Displayed In U.S. Museums, Monica May Thompson

Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies

How art museums approach NLA is important today because much of the public relies on museums for their education. NLA cases are especially controversial because they are not only legal battles, but ethical ones so museums have to be extra careful approaching them. Even if the museum has won the legal battle the public may not see them as winning the ethical one therefore they might want to avoid displaying this information to the public. However, as we can see with the previous websites, it actually looks worse for museums not to be open and honest about their NLA pieces …