Third Reich Art in Arnhem

Hans Vogel challenges the narrative of the Arnhem Museum’s exhibition of Third Reich art, questioning its interpretation and highlighting the broader historical context.

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In order to control the opinions of the visitors and to make sure they have the politically correct mindset when contemplating each painting, the exhibition is tightly structured. Organized into separate chapters, such as the glorification of many virtues in war (of course, since it is about Nazi art!), the idealization of agriculture, rural life and traditions, and of industry, construction, nature and the human body, each section carries a concise explanation of the topic. Within each section, each individual painting has a politically correct interpretation, telling the visitor what he is actually looking at and…

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Hans Vogel

Hans Vogel spent his youth in Indonesia and the Netherlands, studied at Leiden University and received a doctorate in history from the University of Florida. After teaching Latin American and military history at Leiden University, he taught European and world history in Buenos Aires (UADE and ESEADE universities). He is the author of a standard history of Latin America and numerous monographs and articles on military, European and Argentinian history. Over the years, he has served as an advisor to several governments and state agencies, and as a lecturer on Latin American politics for the Netherlands Institute of International Affairs, while he has also been active in journalism for Dutch and Russian outlets. Since 2002, he has been living abroad (mainly Argentina, Belgium and Italy).