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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.
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...
5 lis 2022 · The German Association for Art History released a statement last week asking the activists to stop attacking cultural artifacts, calling the protection of artworks an "obligation to future...
Having redefined art vandalism and suggested new terminology, the research examines all recorded incidents in 2022, with a detailed case study of the “Letzte Generation” group in Germany, who chose the Barberini Museum to throw mashed potatoes on Monet’s Meules.
21 lip 2024 · The number of art projects and exhibitions that address sustainability and climate change has increased (Demos, 2016; Galafassi et al., 2018) and high-profile artists such as Olafur Eliasson have highlighted climate concerns in their artworks.
After the latest climate activist action at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, German museums are stepping up security measures to protect their collections.
26 paź 2022 · THIS week saw a new pair of climate activists defacing a precious work of art. Two activists from the Letzte Generation (left generation) environmental group threw mashed potato soup at a painting by Claude Monet.
