Spain Confronts Its Dark History of Art Confiscation
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May 26, 2026
Spain is newly tackling a Civil War-era art problem it largely ignored for decades. A 2022 law has sparked the return of artworks seized around the 1936-39 conflict and never given back under Francisco Franco's 36-year dictatorship. Researchers say some 26,000 objects were confiscated; many have been traced to...
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