Museum Theft

and you leave behind you a heroic
trail of desolation

Support me and receive a full-length video commentary on this essay:   / jacobgeller  

Get a free trial of Audible AND a free audiobook by visiting http://audibletrial.com/jacobgeller

Follow me:   / yacobg42  

---------------------------------
Thanks to Laura Crone for script revisions:    / lauracrone  

The Feather Thief (Kirk Wallace Johnson, 2018)
Western Reactions to Benin Bronzes:    • Western reactions to Benin bronzes | ...  
Art of the Steal: On the Trail of World's Most Ingenious Thief : https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-mast...
The Feather Heist (This American Life): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/654/...
Secrets of the World’s Greatest Art Thief: https://www.gq.com/story/secrets-of-t...
Nairaland Forum: https://www.nairaland.com/984559/wall...
Will The British Museum Ever Return These Stolen Artifacts?: https://www.history.com/news/british-...
Long in Exile, the Looted Benin Bronzes Tell the Story of a Mighty African Kingdom: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-e...
Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)

Music Used: Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major op.92 - II Allegretto, Invisible Inc: Mission Select, Nier Automata: Forest Kingdom and Peaceful Sleep (Music Box), Roller Coaster Tycoon 2: Main Theme, Max Payne 3: FUTURE, World of Goo: Burning Man, Are You Coming Home Soon Love MOM