Episode 63 • • 1:07:46 - 1:10:13
63: Save This Polar Bear
Missing UK Government Art, Swiss Collections, Art Theft
An audit of the UK Government Art Collection revealed that 50 paintings are missing and unaccounted for, with many presumed stolen. The hosts discuss how stolen masterpieces often end up in private Swiss collections because they are too famous to be sold on the open market. Dvorak notes that many museums only display a small fraction of their total holdings at any given time.