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    #15: Looting & The British Museum

    June 16th, 2020 · 41 minutes

    Powerful art museums are full of art and artifacts stolen from all over the world. Betty and Quinn examine some of the most famous stolen pieces of art that reside in the British Museum, how they were looted, and the calls for repatriation.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Looted art - Wikipedia
    The Monuments Men - Wikipedia
    British Museum is world's largest receiver of stolen goods, says QC - The Guardian
    Art Historian Identifies Ten Nazi-Looted Paintings in the Louvre's Collections - Smithsonian Magazine
    The British Museum’s ‘Looting’ Problem - The New Republic
    Will the British Museum Ever Return These Stolen Artifacts? - History
    9 Priceless Artifacts Museums Should Return to Their Home Countries - Mic
    The art world’s shame: why Britain must give its colonial booty back - The Guardian
    Ai Weiwei - Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads
    Iraqi Artifacts Once Bought by Hobby Lobby Will Return Home - The New York Times