Artribune Podcast Finale: The Gurlitt Collection Discovery

The final episode of 'Storie dell'Arte', an artcrime podcast by Mosè Previti for Artribune, recounts the discovery of the Gurlitt Collection. In September 2010, customs officers on a train between Zurich and Munich stopped Cornelius Gurlitt, son of Nazi art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt, who was carrying €9,000 in cash. A search of his Munich apartment revealed over 1,300 artworks hidden among expired canned goods and stacked newspapers. The find was disclosed only a year later, as the provenance of the works could not be proven. A Swiss museum later inherited the problematic collection. The episode explores the Nazis' campaign against 'degenerate art', which also served as a means of accumulating foreign currency for the regime. Topics include German guilt, a man buried with his treasure, and Hitler's failed artistic career. The podcast is based on documented events, archival sources, articles, court records, interviews, and testimonies, reworked with rhythm and irony, accompanied by an original soundtrack of classical compositions and new pieces performed on synthesizer.