The Inheritance of Looting. Medieval Trophies to Modern Museums
Factsheet
- Lead school Bern Academy of the Arts
- Institute(s) Institute of Design Research
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Research unit(s)
Environmental Communication Design
Knowledge Visualization - Funding organisation SNSF
- Duration (planned) 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026
- Project management Prof. Dr. Beate Fricke
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Beate Fricke
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Project staff
Nicolo Bernasconi
Michael Flückiger
Sophia Müller
Prof. Jimmy Schmid
Ramona Larissa Tschuppert
Prof. Dr. Tobias Hodel
Dr. Susan Marti
Wolf Hanno Schwarz
Dr. Sasha Rossman
Prof. Dr. Isabelle Dolezalek
Dr. Michael Krzemnicki
Dr. Anne Luther
Dr. Jan von Wartburg
Jakob Weber -
Partner
Bernisches Historisches Museum
Fondation du Chateau de Grandson
Historisches Museum Basel
Museum Aargau
Museum Mayer Van den Bergh, Antwerpen
Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum - Landesmuseum Zürich
MET: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Situation
This project examines how looted objects become “art.” Key case studies will reveal how museum collections have been formed through histories of displacement and (mis)appropriation, and how cultural heritage has been defined through acts of war and violence. As an interdisciplinary team, we are also developing a virtual exhibition that digitally brings together looted artworks—some scattered across the globe, some lost or destroyed—and attempts to tell their stories to scholars and the broader public alike.