When | Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 6:45 – 8:15 PM |
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Sponsor | Smithsonian Associates |
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Event Location | This program is part of our, Smithsonian Associates Streaming series., , |
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Cost | Click here to view prices |
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Get Tickets/Register | smithsonianassociates.org… |
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Categories | Webcasts & Online |
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| | Details | From the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world that are now widely seen as stolen or plundered. Historian Justin M. Jacobs examines an exodus of cultural treasures from northwestern China that reveals a path shaped by factors more complex—and surprising—than coercion, corruption, and deceit. |
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