The Most Outrageous Stories Behind Damaged Artworks
A few years ago, two Chinese women drove their Mercedes SUV into the Forbidden City in Beijing. That event created quite a controversy. The least you...
Michel Rutten 9 February 2026
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How a Dutch Still Life Made Its Way Home After WWII
What happens to artworks and cultural treasures as a nation prepares for war? In the case of Jan van Huysum’s Vase of Flowers, the Dutch still...
Natalia Iacobelli 4 February 2026
The Schloss Collection: A Story of War, Looting, and Restitution
Among the many artistic depredations that devastated France under Nazi rule, the looting of the Schloss collection came to be seen as a defining...
Javier Abel Miguel 4 February 2026
10 Most Important Masterpieces Lost During World War II
Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It all started with Adolf Hitler’s unsuccessful career as an artist. He was...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 February 2026
The Story of Hitler’s Unrealized Art Museum in Linz
The Hitler’s Museum – originally in German called Das Führermuseum, was luckily an unrealized art museum within a cultural complex planned by...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 February 2026
The Rediscovered Portrait of an African Prince by Gustav Klimt
Masterpiece discoveries are rare, so when one happens, it reaches the headlines. This is the case for a portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona...
Jimena Escoto 17 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was donated to the Musée Guimet in Paris, France, in 1889 by French archeologist Gustave Dumoutier. It represents the...
James W Singer 14 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is Gustav Klimt’s most significant work of portraiture. The famous Lady in Gold has as many eye-catching...
Emily Snow 9 December 2025
Celebrity Sculptors, Medieval Fraud and Nazi Looting—An Outrageous Story of the Golden Veit Stoss Altarpiece
This is the largest Gothic altarpiece in the world and a national treasure of Poland. Carved over a period of 12 years, the 15th century Veit Stoss...
Candy Bedworth 5 December 2025
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Looted from Australia
At the end of the 18th century, the British Empire added Australia to its territory. Since the infamous arrival of Captain Cook white people have...
Jimena Escoto 25 November 2025
The Art of Adolf Hitler: Idyllic Paintings of a Monster
Adolf Hitler is one of history’s most notorious dictators. After coming to power as Führer of Nazi Germany, he and his followers were responsible...
Abreeza Thomas 23 October 2025
Rose Valland: How One Woman Saved Thousands of Artworks From the Nazis
Bravery often reveals itself in the most unexpected ways. Even a museum volunteer working her way up can become a hero. This is the story of Rose...
Javier Abel Miguel 9 October 2025
