As most of you know, they had the most expensive arts from jews and others, as part of the project to eliminate all jewish culture and identity. On ten occasions, they had the honor of hosting the restitution ceremony. Other artifacts that were stolen, have been returned to the rightful owner. [applause]. Thank you. Some of you were with us last year. They had the u. S. Attorneys office in the Southern District of new york here and we presented that was stolen from her grandfather she was given that back. Were proud to build on that. We hope that you will join us for the next event, it will be recovering art. Two lawyers who have led the fight to find the stolen artwork. Legal and ethical issues in recovering the art. October 17th at 7 00 p. M. Right here. Tonight we welcome mary ann lane, the author of hitlers last hostages. The traces, and obsession with art. The authors of former former chief european art reporter for the wall street journal and european art contributed for the new
Podcasts. Im dr. John wettenhall, director of the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum here on the campus of George Washington university in the heart of washington, d. C. Norman rockwells four freedom exhibition is a major traveling International Show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Norman Rockwell museum, the 75th anniversary of dday and putting on the road the great images that Norman Rockwell painted that really created a National Concept of the four freedoms that made visible, tangible and real the ideological concepts that president roosevelt expressed in the state of the Union Address in 1941. The first is freedom of speech and expression, everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way, everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want, which translated in the world terms means economy understandings which will secure through every nation a healthy, peacetime life for its inhabit ants, everywhere i
With her tonight. And we also are very excited to announce that this very new book has already released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [applause] and number 88 on usa today. So with that layla, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. Can you hear me . Try again. Can you hear me . No. Will you grab the third myth. Sorry about that. Thats okay. Sudden technical never happened before. Its because the tv is here. So, you can hear me, right . Ill ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. So, im going to start with this really fascinating workbook and book and a really great exploration of the topic of that we are all bed to talk but more tonight, but in this boom youre asking white people, in particularly white people in the United States, like me, to confront the racism. You say outright you know this can be ununcomfortable process. What motivate you to tackle this as a write center. Yes, so, its so i
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Person but does the same apply to in animate objects well austrian photographer stefan spends hours in museums looking for visitors who eventually blend in with the paintings there are observing that perhaps theyre wearing something similar to the dress that i have on right now well in some cases the resemblance seems more than just coincidental but its exactly this element of surprise that motivates the photographer. As it is with p. S. P. Part of the picture. And. Theyre upset. That show situations that happened by chance. Capturing these moments for posterity time trashing his passion. Hes goal to shoot up. 5 good pictures a day even in the museum lobby he isnt ready looking at peoples heads dials and patterns. From an assumed i want to discover things its about sharpening my senses what can i see what analogies can i make life so a voyage of discovery. Europes major museums are like a 2nd home for josh and today he certainly seemed babylonian part standing just outside of and then