PRESS RELEASE | 19 March 2024

New Temporary Exhibition: Loot. 10 Stories

In the exhibition Loot . 10 Stories, initiated by the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Humboldt Forum presents ten case studies focused on looted art across three historical epochs: the Napoleonic Wars, the colonial era, and Nazi Germany. All the objects on show have their own provenance stories, which here stand in for countless others. In an artistic intervention, guest curators and creative directors Eline Jongsma and Kel O’Neill bring these stories to life using videos, virtual reality, and texts, showing possible approaches to objects like these in the museum context. Some of these artefacts are from Berlin collections in the Stadtmuseum Berlin, the Ethnologisches Museum, and the Gipsformerei (Replica Workshop). A Späti on 22 March and a Day of Debate on 23 March will also address the themes of looting, restitution, and museums working together on addressing the provenance of artefacts.

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Exhibition view in the Mauritshuis, The Hague
© Mauritshuis
Exhibition view in the Mauritshuis, The Hague
© Mauritshuis
Exhibition view in the Mauritshuis, The Hague
© Mauritshuis
Exhibition view in the Mauritshuis, The Hague
© Mauritshuis
Exhibition view in the Mauritshuis, The Hague
© Mauritshuis
Still from the VR Quadriga on top of the Brandenburger Tor
© Jongsma + O’Neill
Still from the VR Rembrandt
© Jongsma + O’Neill
58 x 74 – Huile sur bois – 1646