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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:13 PM Feb 2015

Ohio art museum to return likely stolen artifact to Germany

Source: AP

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A 450-year-old German artifact that was used to tell time and to make astronomical calculations will be returned to a German museum from which it was likely stolen, according to the Toledo Museum of Art.

The device, called an astronomical compendium or astrolabe, disappeared from the Gotha Museum in Gotha, Germany, sometime in 1945.

"This was a one-of-a-kind scientific device," said Brian Kennedy, president and director of the Toledo museum. "It's sad to see it go, but it's not ours."

Americans occupied Gotha during the war and many of the museum's collections were moved in 1945 to the former Soviet Union once authority over the area was transferred from United States.

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Ohio art museum to return likely stolen artifact to Germany (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

Congrats to the museum for doing the right thing. nt Bigmack Feb 2015 #1

Kudos to the museum for their honorable decision. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #2

Here's the Toledo Blade article du_grad Feb 2015 #3

Way to go, T Town. Good on ya. navarth Feb 2015 #4

Bigmack

(8,020 posts)

1. Congrats to the museum for doing the right thing. nt

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Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:49 PM

Feb 2015

appalachiablue

(41,146 posts)

2. Kudos to the museum for their honorable decision.

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Sun Feb 22, 2015, 05:30 PM

Feb 2015

du_grad

(221 posts)

3. Here's the Toledo Blade article

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 01:23 AM

Feb 2015

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/02/19/Toledo-museum-to-give-up-prized-German-artifact.html

navarth

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4. Way to go, T Town. Good on ya.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 09:18 AM

Feb 2015

Toledo is our close and friendly neighbor. I've spent a lot of time down there and have many friends there. Sad to say I never have been to the Toledo Art Museum, which is said to be really exceptional.

Toledo gets a lot of jokes/abuse, but it's a great place. Many fine musicians there. It is also the birthplace of Art Tatum, which alone should make it the Capital Of America. IMO.

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