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The priceless objects have disappeared. But despite this, they are on display as UNESCO and Interpol open the world's first museum for stolen art treasures. Six of them are Swedish.
The coof and the daci leaves stolen from the Dutch museum were included in the museum of stolen cultural objects. UNESCO launched this virtual museum yesterday to draw attention to the missing heritage.
UNESCO Launches First Virtual Museum of Looted Cultural Objects
On Monday, UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, launched the world’s first virtual museum of stolen cultural objects, which lists thousands of artifacts that can be viewed in 3D form. The initiative was launched at UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development in Barcelona. The virtual museum was designed by the architect Francis Kéré in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organization…
Several hundred looted or stolen objects are visible on an interactive platform inaugurated by Unesco, which hopes to give new impetus to the fight against trafficking in cultural property.
What do an alabaster inscription from Yemen, a lion relief from Baghdad and a greenstone mask from Guatemala have in common? All were stolen and disappeared from their communities of origin, and from today you can see them in the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, a project jointly developed by UNESCO and INTERPOL. The project was officially launched in June 2023, and its goal is to raise awareness about the problem of cultural heritage …
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