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Tag: looting
The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
For US Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over
via New York Times, 13 December 2022: A reflection on recent trends in the repatriation of cultural heritage (with a ...
The Denver Art Museum must address the “Looted” antiquities scandal
via Denver Post, 12 December 2022: Following last wek's expose by the Denver Post on the Denver Art Museum and ...
Denver Art Museum a laundromat for stolen art from Cambodia, Thailand
via Denver Post, 01 December 2022: Part two of the Denver Post expose on Emma Bunker, the Denver Art Museum ...
Stolen Thai art – Prakhon Chai bronzes – found in Denver Art Museum
via Denver Post, 01 December 2022: The third part of the Denver Post reporting on looted antiquities connected to Douglas ...
Colorado scholar Emma Bunker helped a prolific art smuggler flourish
via Denver Post, 01 December 2022: Last week the Denver Post ran a series of stories by Sam Tabachnik about ...
Cultural looting still a persistent crisis in SE Asia
via Bangkok Post, 14 November 2022: Editorial on the problem of cultural looting across Asia and Southeast Asia.
Hun Sen thanks US’ Biden for return of looted statues
via Phnom Penh Post, 13 November 2022: The Cambodian Prime Minister references a number of high-profile repatriations from the United ...
Dealer Subhash Kapoor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison by Indian Court
via ArtNews, 2 November 2022: Subhash Kapoor's antiquities smuggling ring extended to Southeast Asia.
[Video] Looted
via Channel NewsAsia, 15 October 2022: This series from Channel NewsAsia looks at ongoing efforts to repatriate stolen antiquities from ...
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