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Hitler’s Art Dealer

Hildebrand Gurlitt’s looted collection is open to the public, and museums are downplaying its sketchy history.

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A visitor looks at an object during an exhibition preview of Gurlitt’s art collection on Nov. 2 in Bonn, Germany.

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