By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The Louvre, that famous museum in France, has hung 31 paintings in their main exhibit that were all looted by the Nazis between 1940 -1945, when they controlled France.
Of the 45,000 pieces of art that were looted by the Nazis, some 2,000 pieces remain unclaimed. Most of the artwork was looted from Jewish families.
Over the years there has been a negative - almost evil, narrative in which renowned museums were thought to have profited from looted art. They displayed them and had them as part of their collections knowing that the provenance of Nazi looted art was questionable.
In some cases museums even argued in court against Jewish families and claimed that they were the true owners.
This is a very real and genuine move by the Louvre to help resuscitate the reputations of museums that have looted art in their collections.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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