NAZISM, ART, ARTWORK: THE FATE OF EUROPE\u27S CULTURAL HERITAGE DURING WORLD WAR II.

V diplomskem delu je obravnavana usoda evropske kulturne dediščine pred, med in po drugi svetovni vojni. Cilj diplomskega dela je predstaviti nacistični odnos do umetnosti, njegovo sprevrženo politiko in gonjo proti drugače mislečim v umetnosti in nenazadnje tudi klavrno usodo številnih umetnin na evropskih tleh med drugo svetovno vojno. Nacisti so se na vrhuncu svojih moči polastili številnih umetniških zbirk v državni in zasebni, predvsem judovski lasti po vsej Evropi. Odgovorni so za daleč največji »zločin«, ki ga je kdajkoli storil kakšen državni sistem nad kulturno dediščino. Po končani vojni je stekel proces restitucije, ki se še danes ukvarja s številnimi nerešenimi primeri lastništva nad umetniškimi predmeti. Pri tem ni izvzeta niti naša država, kjer je tema o izginulih umetninah še vedno tabu in kjer ne kaže, da bi se stvari v bližnji prihodnosti premaknile v pozitivno smer.The following thesis deals with the fate of European\u27s cultural heritage before, during and after World War II. The aim is to present the Nazi\u27s attitude towards art, its perverse policy and a campaign against the dissidents in the art and the miserable fate of many works of art on European grounds during World War II. At the height of Nazi\u27s power, they took possession of many art collections in a public and a private property, mostly from Jewish property throughout Europe. They are responsible and guilty for the biggest »crime« ever commited by any national system against cultural heritage. The process of the restitution started after the war, and it has been still dealing with many unresolved cases about the ownership of artworks. Even Slovenia is no exception in this case. The theme about missing artworks is still a taboo, and in the near future there is also not seen any clear indication that things woul change into a positive way