While it is fashionable to attribute all evil to Nazi Germany the British have had quite a run on art pillage and cultural destruction. Just think of Elgin Marbles, the Benin Mask, etc. The point.... no culture, nation, or government that is bent on imperialism is immune from committing evil. Remember the Baghdad Museum that was left to the mercies of street thugs by our "Christian" President? Peace, Nick
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>From: Cindy Ho <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sep 17, 2007 12:59 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] The Rape of Europa: A Continuing Saga
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>Pillage and destruction of cultural property has always been a by-
>product of armed conflict. Yet no military power in history has
>equaled the Third Reich in its ability to use culture not merely as a
>trophy of war, but as a weapon of war: a means to dominate,
>demoralize and control the nations that it sought to conquer by
>stripping them of their cultural and spiritual identity.
>
>Only through the systematic confiscation, theft, concealment, forced
>sale and destruction of millions of artistic, religious and
>historical works and monuments would Europe, in Hitler’s mind, become
>a suitable home for a tausend jahre reich with Berlin as its capital.
>Pulling the plug on this diabolical plan is one of the great stories
>of modern time, brilliantly recounted by Lynn Nicholas in her 1994
>book The Rape of Europa, which has been updated and adapted for the
>screen with remarkable never-before-seen footage by the writer-
>director-producer team of Bonny Cohen, Richard Berge and Nicolle
>Newnham.
>
>Truly a “must see” documentary, The Rape of Europa reveals the
>heroism and tenacity of those who risked their lives to save what
>others could only covet, control or destroy, and continue to undo the
>damage caused by the German war machine more than 50 years later.
>
>Read the full review on the new SAFE blog SAFECORNER: http://
>safecorner.savingantiquities.org as well as other posts, such as:
>
>Can Cultural Property Legislation Kill an Academic Discipline?
>
>Repatriation and loss of context
>
>Terminology: is provenience a redundant term?
>
>America's Commitment to Safeguarding Heritage
>
>Cyprus, coins and the American interest
>
>Looking beyond 2007
>
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>the SAFE community and other experts and opinion leaders in the field
>of cultural heritage protection. If you would like to add a relevant
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