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November 19, 2019

Backdrop to the 20th anniversary celebration of the existence of the CIVS

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles on the November 15, 2019, one-day colloquium convened by the CIVS in Paris, France] […]
November 21, 2019

CIVS mea culpas

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part delivery on the November 15, 2019, Paris colloquium to celebrate 20 years of […]
November 23, 2019

Diplomatic highs and lows in Paris

by Marc Masurovsky Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, special envoy on Holocaust affairs for the US Department of State, was one of the most prominent speakers at the […]
November 27, 2019

Pots and pans

by Marc Masurovsky Since the first Holocaust memorial was built in Europe, soon followed by dozens of others, the story line that these venerable institutions have […]
November 28, 2019

Sri Lanka skulls

by Marc Masurovsky A recent spat is opposing some historians and museum scholars to a decision by Edinburgh University to return nine skulls to Sri Lanka […]
December 27, 2019

“The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian” by Andrea del Castagno

by Marc Masurovsky Stranger things have happened regarding works of art with no written pasts that end up in a world-class museum like New York City’s […]
December 30, 2019

Sunflower oil for paintings

by Marc Masurovsky Art is a commodity which can be traded like widgets. On January 17, 1944, a French company called “Compensex” [Compagnie commerciale d’exportation et […]
January 3, 2020

Generic plunder

by Marc Masurovsky Happy New Year! On Day 3 of the year 2020, please allow me to reiterate the age-old idea that plunder in all its […]
January 3, 2020

The destruction of works of art in wartime Paris–Part One

by Marc Masurovsky This is the first in a series of articles detailing the selective impact of Nazi cultural policy at the Jeu de Paume museum […]