99% Invisible

493- Divining Provenance

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32:45 | Jun 1st, 2022

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Priceless cultural artifacts have been plundered and sold for hundreds of years. You can find these relics in museums and in private collections. In recent years, with the advent of online marketplace...Show More



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epekilis recommended:Jun 15th, 2022

Turns out that the western colonial powers aren’t the only ones who loot art. Despite modern laws to prevent looting of historic objects from other countries, enforcement is weak and the trade flourishes, propping up unsavoury regimes with foreign cash.

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