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/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.denverartmuseum.org/en/press/release/denver-art-museum-statement-regarding-emma-bunker
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/denver-art-museum-vietnamese-artifact-repatriation-1234700149/
