Cornelius Gurlitt: A Cultural Analysis

Historic treasures and artifacts are often donated to or purchased by other nations to place in their museums. Often museums are given the objects with full cooperation from the originating country, but sometimes they are stolen or given for protection such as in a time of war. When nations want the artifacts returned it can cause a disagreement with the other nations of who the rightful owner is.

Art work go missing everyday and are found after a day or two, but others go missing for decades. In the articles "Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist" and "National Treasures" they explain how and what and how the paintings gone missing, as well as how they managed to find it. Troops and organizations were made to find the works of art that were snagged from there rightful owners. Creating the team to look for them was easy, but actually finding them was not. It seemed to be a game of hide and seek to find the missing masterpieces.

The dusty, humid heat of a P.E.I summer cast only a chill on the African artifacts quietly biding their time in my Saba’s failing business venture, Africaplace. Two fleeting, fruitless seasons and the artifacts withincarved tusks from the Ivory Coast, gold weights from Ife, and ceremonial costumes from Sudanwere scattered, like seeds from a dandelion’s head, throughout collections across North America. Now, over forty years later, I have to wonder at the fate of those estranged artworks. Have any made the tumultuous journey back to Africa? More significantly, after all this time, is that truly where they belong? As the debate over the repatriation of cultural artifacts reaches a fever pitch, this question’s answer depends entirely upon who

Cultural artifacts should not be returned to the region of Origin. Evidence is shown in the passage, “Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin” paragraph 1, “Museums acquire works to display from many different

In “Bring Them Home,” the author explains why certain countries sell their artifacts to protect them from conflicts in their country. Many countries need a place to send their very important valuables to prevent them from getting damaged. A country will sale or send their valuables to a trustable country.As stated in the article,Greece sent “stunning marble sculptures” that were in the Parthenon Temple to keep them from being damaged by the Turkish Government. Now,Greece has took their independence back and wants their sculptures back.It’s only right to send them back considering that Britain’s job was to

Politics within nations and communities influences the finding of art artifacts and the eventual explanation of the art artifacts because they decide who has the right to claim it. If an archeologist finds an artifact that belongs to a nation or community and has significance, then the archaeologist can’t claim it. This can cause archaeologists and art historians to feel a certain pressure within their research projects because they can’t retaliate if a community claims the artifact they’ve been researching and studying. However, when the rightful community claims the artifact, they may be able to add insight into the meaning of the artifact because it belongs to them so they may know more about

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, a pair of thieves disguised as Boston police officers entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and roamed the Museum’s galleries, stealing thirteen works of art. The stolen works are valued at $500 million, which made the lottery the largest art theft in American history. There were 14 pieces of art that was stolen on the March 18, 1990. There is a reward of $5 million for information leading to the recovery of these works in good condition. No one has found out, it has been 25 years of theories as to what happened.

How do police find these works of art? One main way they find it is The Nation Stolen Art File (NASF). IT has an archive of stolen works and arts, be it pictures of it, or just physical descriptions. They use this to authenticate works and verify ownership to these works. Anyone can use it, except without the investigation information.

Antiques, they are hundreds, maybe thousands years old, but what if someone just took them from you. You would want them back, right? This valuable prized possession, someone just, stole. Well, imagine it a bit more extreme. That has been the major problem in Egypt for many years. Britain, France, and other surrounding countries have been stealing major antiquities from Egypt illegally for a long time. These countries should give back Egypt’s antiquities because, they deserve to be in their country of origin, these artifacts represent Egyptian culture, and Egyptian antiquities are not only limited to staying in the pyramids.

However, artifacts should not be repatriated to the countries of their origin because museums are to educate people about different places, things, objects, cultures, and eras. If the artifact is donated then the museum’s highest priority is to honor the donor’s wishes. And if the museum found the artifact(s) in a foreign country, then it should stay with museum

The challenges faced as an authority in locating missing items such as stolen art works, and documents ; varies a lot towards how much the item that was stolen was worth. Although you rarely hear about these sort of crimes on the news, they are actually a pretty big deal. Considering on the document and its importance, the authorities will go at any cost to get the document or art back to the its rightful place. For example, say if the 'Declaration of Independence' got stolen, some of the worlds best federal agents and detectives will be on the case and will do anything to get the document back. It just depends on how valuable the item is.

The reporter found himself in Brooklyn, 200 miles from the scene of the crime, tracking another lead. After it was said that the stolen works were valued at $500 million. But for decades no one could ever find the painting.

The debate on whether the Elgin Marbles should stay in Britain or be returned to their original home in Greece has been going on for a few decades now. As a curator of a Turkish museum that is the home to many Greek art works, I believe that the art work in Britain should remain there for multiple reasons, the main one being that if the British decide to give the marbles back to the Greeks, would the Greeks decide that they want the art work that we have here in Turkey back?

Of the many crimes that are present in this day and age, one that not only vandalizes the property, but as well as historical background is that of art theft. A crime that has taken away the sanctity of churches as well as many other religious and historical sites. Thefts have ranged from WWII (World War II) to the times of the Holocaust. Of the items that were taken from the churches, relics were items of great priority. These items not only had great value to the churches they were stolen from, but a great value to relic collectors. Most of the items taking during these times were either sold or placed in underground storage. Most of these items that were place in these secret places were never to be seen again. From the

Throughout history, art has caused wars and forged alliances. In modern times, cultural treasures are being sorted into place after much misplacement. Restitution/repatriation, the act of returning cultural treasures to their rightful owners or nation of origin, often ensues difficult legal decisions, but remains a moral necessity. This act of returning cultural treasures, grows more common due to the media’s interest or publicized legal battles. The movie “The Woman in Gold,” involving Gustav Klimt’s painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer, is an example of the influence it has on media.