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Looted art, from antiquity to present-day dw.com 2 hrs ago Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
There s a long history of stealing assets from other cultures. A new publication, edited by historian Benedicte Savoy, illustrates the story of various cases. © Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D. C./MSB Matthes & Seitz Berlin Cartoonist Udo J. Keppler commented on the ties between capitalism and private collecting at the beginning of the 20th century
Who owns cultural property? At what point does it become looted art? How should museums deal with such artworks in the future?
Museums recently publicly asked these questions in the wake of the debate over the restitution of the Benin bronzes to Nigeria, with Germany now committed to returning the artworks beginning next year.
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