Stealing Away: Four Notorious Art Thefts with David Walden
- Day: Wednesday
- Date: April 9, 2025
- Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
- Location: In Person @ Carleton University
- Price: $50 +HST
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Overview
The perceived value of a work of art, be it financial, artistic, or cultural, is frequently the motive for its theft. Because of the portability of works such as paintings, as well as their concentration in museums, they have been the persistent victims of major thefts Many thieves are motivated by the fact that valuable art pieces are worth millions of dollars and weigh only a few kilograms. Yet, one of the great puzzles of art theft is that it is a crime with no easy reward for the perpetrator. This lecture will explore four famous art thefts and the novelties that make them unique and some cases unsolved.
About the Lecturer
David Walden has spent over 40 years working in the cultural sector both domestically and internationally with Archives and Library Canada, the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He twice chaired the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation and has lectured extensively on art misappropriated during World War II and the issues surrounding the return of the Parthenon (Elgin) marbles. David has also been a member of Canadian delegations to many international meetings on a wide range of subjects such as cultural diversity, Holocaust Era assets, sustainable development and inclusive education.
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