How to Return Stolen Art (Update)
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges museums face in returning looted art and the implications for their role in modern society.
Museums are purging their collections of looted treasures. Can they also get something in return? And what does it mean to be a museum in the 21st century? (Part 3 of an updated series originally published in 2023.)
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Organizations: Museums
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