Lost Without Trace
Tony Aldous discusses the missing millions in the art world
The looting of art and architectural treasures from Czechoslovakia since the overthrow of the Communist regime has exceeded anything since the Thirty Years War, according to a leading Czechoslovak arts administrator. Delegates to the 2nd International Art Antique R Architectural Theft Conference held in London in June heard Dr Hana Vondrackova, formerly of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Culture, describe the rise in 'cultural crime' which is threatening to destroy much of her country's tangible heritage.
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