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19 lis 2021 · Other countries in Europe have also committed to returning art from colonial contexts to their countries of origin. Germany, for example, wants to return the so-called Benin bronzes to Nigeria...
31 paź 2022 · Climate activists turned up the heat this year, decrying the global environmental crisis by targeting internationally renowned art museums’ greatest treasures—and leading many onlookers to wonder how their actions actually connect with the greater good.
6 maj 2024 · With the rise of National Socialism in Germany, the largest art theft in world history was initiated even before the outbreak of the Second World War. Between 1933 and 1945, over 650,000 artworks were seized or forcibly sold by the Nazis across Europe.
5 lis 2022 · In recent weeks, climate activists have protested not only on the streets of Europe but also in its museums, defacing famous paintings in London, Paris, the Hague and Berlin with mashed potatoes...
9 paź 2024 · After nearly 80 years without a fair avenue for Holocaust survivors, victim families and heirs to claim cultural property in Germany, the German Federal Ministry of Culture (BKM), the States and ...
1 wrz 2023 · In 2022, a new disruptive tactic emerged: vandalizing art and museums. In this Brief Communication, we describe the key findings which are based on an exhaustive search of media articles and ...
2 maj 2023 · Activists have targeted well-known paintings to bring attention to climate change. A panel at Art for Tomorrow debated whether the tactic works.
