Powerful art museums are full of art and artifacts stolen from all over the world. Betty and Quinn examine some of the most famous stolen pieces of art that reside in the British Museum, looking at how they were looted and why the British Museum continues to hold them despite calls for repatriation.

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Looted art - Wikipedia

The Monuments Men - Wikipedia

British Museum is world's largest receiver of stolen goods, says QC - The Guardian

Art Historian Identifies Ten Nazi-Looted Paintings in the Louvre's Collections - Smithsonian Magazine

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Will the British Museum Ever Return These Stolen Artifacts? - History

9 Priceless Artifacts Museums Should Return to Their Home Countries - Mic

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Ai Weiwei - Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads

Iraqi Artifacts Once Bought by Hobby Lobby Will Return Home - The New York Times