Today we're talking about the time(s) that the Denver Art Museum was used to launder stolen antiquities! No spoilers, but a very prominent art historian and volunteer was helping to forge provenance for artifacts from Southeast Asia in a scheme that was just uncovered in the early 2020s!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/colorado-denver-art-museum-stolen-art-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/denver-art-museum-stolen-asian-relics-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-was-emma-c-bunker-colorado-denver-asian-art-scholar/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/who-is-douglas-latchford-asian-khmer-art-smuggler/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/emma-bunker-douglas-latchford-cambodian-art-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/prakhon-chai-bronzes-douglas-latchford-emma-bunker-denver-art-museum/

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/stolen-art-heist-looted-antiquities-smuggling-false-provenance/

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/press/release/denver-art-museum-statement-regarding-emma-bunker

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/20/denver-art-museum-latchford-bunker-antiquities-repatriation

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-art-museum-vietnamese-artifact-repatriation-1234700149/