Great damage to Berlin museums – Kulturnytt on P1



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At least 70 ancient objects were damaged in what is described as one of the most extensive attacks on works of art in Germany since the end of World War II.

Egyptian sarcophagi and Greek images of gods are among the ancient objects that were doused on October 3 with an oily liquid by one or more unknown perpetrators, the Zeit newspaper and German radio describe the incident. Stains are clearly visible on objects. Several museums on the Museum Island in central Berlin are affected, including the world famous Pergamon Museum.

Neither the foundation responsible for the museums nor the police had come out with the damage before it was revealed in the media, and only yesterday they turned to visitors who had been in the museums on the day in question, asking for help with observations.

So far there is no trace of the perpetrators and no clue as to why, but here in Germany there is speculation as to whether radical deniers of the crown may be behind the attack. One of the most famous conspiracy advocates here, a former celebrity chef, has previously pointed to the Pergamon Museum as the origin of “all the evil in the world.”

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