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Louvre Heist Shows Former Colonies How to Reclaim Stolen Artifacts

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon of Louvre heist has former colonies seeing karma

As the Louvre mourns the loss of royal jewels once worn by Napoleon’s empresses, iPINIONS asks how a museum built on colonial plunder dares cry theft. This post illustrates the irony of empire, the politics of restitution, and why the heist may embolden the plundered to seek justice by any means. See my take on… Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: colonialism, emerald necklace, Empress Eugénie, Empress Marie Louise, France, hypocrisy, iPINIONS, Louvre, Marie Amélie, museums, Napoleon III, Queen Hortense, repatriation, restitution, sapphire tiara, stolen artifacts

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