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Hijacked Art: The Parthenon Marbles, Montezuma's plume and other hidden museum stories
Who do the Parthenon marbles or the bust of Nefertiti belong to? The story of how imperialism and colonialism filled our museums.
Behind many of the works we admire when we visit the Louvre, the British Museum or the Met in New York lies an uncomfortable past. They are pieces that disappeared from their place of origin, torn from temples, tombs or palaces, and which are still being reclaimed today.
For centuries, the great museums gathered objects from all corners of the planet, convinced that they were preserving the heritage of humanity. But behind this appearance of universality lies a history of conquest, plunder and appropriation that still casts its shadow over our cultural institutions.
This book follows the trail of six emblematic pieces - from the Parthenon marbles to Montezuma's plume, the Benin bronzes and the bust of Nefertiti - to tell, with rigour and clarity, how they reached the exhibition halls where they rest and to open the debate on their restitution.
"What if the identity of the most important museums on the planet rested on pieces that they should not be guarding? The tremor shaking one of our key institutions threatens to alter forever the vision we have of ourselves. This book tells the story. And its conclusions are disturbing". Javier Sierra, writer
"These masterfully told stories reveal a very disturbing picture: a litany of greed, dishonesty, manipulation and misappropriation on an international scale. Abducted Art issues a clear and urgent call: please return these masterpieces to the places where they really belong as soon as possible!" Paul Cartledge, Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge
"Hijacked Art offers, on the basis of case studies, a problematic overview of the culture that 'belongs to us' and the need for what might be called a post-patrimonial justice. Tracing the Museum's usurping oblivion contributes, as Catharine Titi and Katia Fach Gómez exemplarily do in this lucid and rigorous book, to having a critical memory and to respecting other ways of looking". Fernando Castro Flórez, art critic and lecturer at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
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<p>Who do the Parthenon marbles or the bust of Nefertiti belong to? The story of how imperialism and colonialism filled our museums.</p>
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<p>Behind many of the works we admire when we visit the Louvre, the British Museum or the Met in New York lies an uncomfortable past. They are pieces that disappeared from their place of origin, torn from temples, tombs or palaces, and which are still being reclaimed today.</p>
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<p>For centuries, the great museums gathered objects from all corners of the planet, convinced that they were preserving the heritage of humanity. But behind this appearance of universality lies a history of conquest, plunder and appropriation that still casts its shadow over our cultural institutions.</p>
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<p>This book follows the trail of six emblematic pieces - from the Parthenon marbles to Montezuma's plume, the Benin bronzes and the bust of Nefertiti - to tell, with rigour and clarity, how they reached the exhibition halls where they rest and to open the debate on their restitution.</p>
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<p>"What if the identity of the most important museums on the planet rested on pieces that they should not be guarding? The tremor shaking one of our key institutions threatens to alter forever the vision we have of ourselves. This book tells the story. And its conclusions are disturbing". Javier Sierra, writer</p>
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<p>"These masterfully told stories reveal a very disturbing picture: a litany of greed, dishonesty, manipulation and misappropriation on an international scale. Abducted Art issues a clear and urgent call: please return these masterpieces to the places where they really belong as soon as possible!" Paul Cartledge, Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge</p>
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<p>"Hijacked Art offers, on the basis of case studies, a problematic overview of the culture that 'belongs to us' and the need for what might be called a post-patrimonial justice. Tracing the Museum's usurping oblivion contributes, as Catharine Titi and Katia Fach Gómez exemplarily do in this lucid and rigorous book, to having a critical memory and to respecting other ways of looking". Fernando Castro Flórez, art critic and lecturer at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.</p>
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<li>Pages: 308</li>
<li>Language: Spanish</li>
<li>Author: Catharine Titi, Katia Fach Gómez</li>
<li>Year: 2026</li>
<li>Publisher: Península</li>
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