Curators are teaching military officers to save imperiled treasures abroad, but their efforts to credit Ukrainian artists have been met with a mixed response.
Tag: Arts and Antiquities Looting
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Where Are Their Heads? Hordes of Ancient Statues Pose That Puzzle
Many museums would like to match their headless torsos with their missing heads, but as a debate between Turkey and a Danish institution makes clear, it’s not always so easy.
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Sudan War Strikes a Blow to the Country’s Emerging Art Scene
Dozens of Sudanese artists and curators have fled their studios and galleries in the capital, jeopardizing thousands of artworks and imperiling an art scene central to the 2019 revolution.
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Man Charged With Stealing Ruby Slippers Worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
An indictment charged Terry Jon Martin with stealing the red-sequined pumps from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn., in 2005. The slippers were recovered in a sting operation in 2018.
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After Seizures, the Met Sets a Plan to Scour Collections for Looted Art
A four-person provenance research team will review the museum’s collection for works with tainted histories.