Tag: Looted Treasures

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The Benin Bronzes: Looted Treasures at Hamburg Museum

Image: Benin Bronzes looted by the British colonialist who invaded Benin City in February 1897 and looted treasures on display at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg

A detailed look at some Benin Bronzes looted by the British in February 1897 on display at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. […]

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Nok Terracotta Exhibit Ignites Debate About Looted Treasures

Image: Nok sculpture, Head, Terracotta from first millennium BC on display at the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung

Nok terracotta sculptures on display in Origin of African Sculpture at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung ignite debate about looted treasures and art forgery.

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Art Museum to Return Missing Artifact to Germany in March

Astronomical Compendium or Astrolabium (Astrolabe) from the Toledo Museum of Art collection to be returned to German museum adds the art museum to the list of museum with stolen artifacts

Astronomical Compendium or Astrolabium (Astrolabe) from the Toledo Museum of Art collection to be returned to German museum. It is the second […]