Feliciano, H. (1997). The lost museum: The Nazi conspiracy to steal the world’s greatest works of art. NP: Basic Books.
The Nazis had a grand scheme to plunder art from Europe’s museums and individual collectors in an effort to create one giant art museum. Research conveys how Nazis obtained lists of the most valuable art collections in an effort to implement a two-fold strategy built upon proving the social worth of Arian domination and disintegrating the social and cultural connections in the plundered museum’s community network. A study that not only rediscovers provenance in lost art, but it also demonstrates how one organized institution can take advantage of another by being better organized and informed. This is also an excellent guide for information professionals facing ethical decisions about collection development and providing access to records of personal collections.
