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Art Theft and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art Theft and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
On March 18, 1990, two thieves entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and stole 13 objects from the museum's collection. This incident, which has remained largely unsolved, has drawn attention to the problem of art theft in the contemporary world. In today's episode, we discuss the heist, some of theories regarding who was involved, and the issue of art theft more broadly.
Released:
May 12, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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