Hunting Stolen Nazi Art

In the late 19th century, Ireland suffered a potato blight that became a mass catastrophe. Today, we explore the conditions that left millions vulnerable, and assess the role of the British government in shaping the crisis.For this, we're joined by Professor Christine Kinealy, fo ...  Show more

Today, we dive into the chaotic final act of Japan’s Warring States period, and hear about the three warlords who brought it to an end. Oda Nobunaga, the ruthless innovator who shattered the status quo on the battlefield. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the peasant-born schemer who climbed f ...  Show more

In 2012 a stunning, secret collection of art was found in Germany. Much of it had disappeared during Nazi rule in the 1930s and 40s. It had once belonged to one of the Nazi's top art dealers, Hildebrand Gurlitt. It was found by chance in the Munich apartment of his elderly, reclu ...  Show more

Los silenciosos soldados soviéticos a caballo de los que habla Primo Levi en La Tregua bien pudieron pasar ante los ojos de Ángela Garriga y Salvador Sánchez aquel gélido 27 de enero de 1945. El matrimonio de exiliados de la Guerra Civil había acabado trabajando contra su volunta ...  Show more

It can be hard to comprehend the magnitude of historical events, with World War Two a prime example of this.

By 1945, some 3 million British people had served. As such, the rich diversity of masculinity and sexuality of those men is often reduced or hidden from the h ...

Shownotes:Zaak 13: Adolf Hitler en de kunst obsessie van de nazi’s. In bijna elke aflevering van KunstMaffia waarin we spreken over roof, diefstal of zwendel, voegen we daar vaak aan toe “sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog”. Dat bracht ons op het idee om WOII eens wat dichter onder de ...  Show more