Matthew Bogdanos

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Freakonomics Radio · Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (Update) · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

We actually have a very good relationship with the countries that we operate with on our level.

So I'm talking about the Ministry of Culture.

or the Ministry of Antiquities, we actually require that these countries sign a document at the repatriation ceremony.

promising that they will maintain the antiquity that's being returned and wait for it.

Publicly display it.

And is that document enforceable?

Is it legally enforceable?

Almost certainly not.

But here's how it's enforceable.

The next time you have an antiquity from that country that's looted and you call me, am I really the person you want to piss off?

Do you really want to say, I know we promised Colonel McDonald's in the Manhattan DA's office that we're going to maintain this and we're going to publicly display it?

But you know what?

Forget that.

Oops.

And the next time we have an Iranian antiquity, uh, Mr.

Minister, I'm so sorry.

Believe it or not, these countries really honor these requests.

In India, particularly, it's really heartwarming.

They will send us videos of the community receiving their idol back.

And I'm telling you, it's insane.

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