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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(5,927 posts)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.