On the night of 31 May to 1 June 1944, fire destroyed two imperial Roman vessels at the Nemi Museum. Decades of debate now centre on whether German soldiers set the fire deliberately or Allied incendiary bombs caused the blaze.
The Palazzo Valmarana Braga in Vicenza, a Palladio masterpiece, sustained damage during Allied bombing raids in World War II. The destruction raises enduring questions about the cost of war to cultural patrimony.
Published in February 2024, this article examines the Nazi regime’s systematic plunder of approximately 5 million artworks from occupied territories and their vision of German cultural supremacy.
A force of 345 art experts from 14 nations recovered over five million artworks looted by Nazi Germany during and after World War II.
Presented in February 2024, the story of Rodolfo Siviero, an Italian Allied intelligence officer who recovered thousands of artworks hidden by Nazi forces during World War II, including masterpieces by Beato Angelico and Titian.
Presented in February 2024, an examination of the September 1943 Allied bombing campaign that destroyed over 1,300 artifacts at Pompeii, including famous casts of volcanic eruption victims.
