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Monday November 13

Documentary: THE ART DISPUTE

First nations peoples certainly know something about looted art and, while it’s been ainvestigates the historical legacy of acquired objects and their context in a modern world. He does this by examining four objects: the Sri Lankan cannon of Kandy, the Luba mask from Congo, the Parthenon Marbles and the bust of Nefertiti, all of which reside in museums far from their homelands.

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