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144: 20: 90:, Hannema took his place as director of the Museum Boijmans at the age of 26. Under his leadership, the museum made some notable acquisitions. He was also instrumental in the construction of a new building, built by architect A. van der Steur in close collaboration with Hannema. The building opened in 1935. That same year, 151:
After the liberation of the country by the Allies, Hannema was arrested and interned for eight months for the illegal sale of art to the Germans, but was never formally convicted and was released in 1947. However, he was dismissed from his position at the Museum Boijmans.
140:, which considered him to be a "Principal collaborator in Dutch art world. Member of Seyss-Inquart organisation. Adviser to Goering on art exchanges with Kroeller-Mueller Museum." He was placed on the Red Flag List of Names. 66:, the son of Dirk Hannema and Hermine Elise de Stuers. When he was five, the family moved to the Netherlands. After graduating from high school and fulfilling his military service, he studied law at 166:
from a Parisian art dealer for 6500 francs. He insisted it was a Van Gogh, but could not get anyone to take him seriously because of his numerous earlier discredited claims.
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or "Culture Council", an advisory group of 23 pro-German "wise men" in the arts and sciences, and was put in charge of the country's museums in 1943 by
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occupation of the Netherlands for most of World War II, Hannema was pro-German. In 1940, he was involved in the sale of the art collection formed by
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flourished under his directorship, but he was also arrested and interned for eight months for his conduct during the
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He spent the rest of his life expanding and exhibiting his private art collection. In 1975, Hannema purchased
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claimed it as his work.) Hannema was awarded an honorary doctorate by Utrecht University in 1939.
263:"Art Looting Intelligence Unit (ALIU) Reports 1945-1946 and ALIU Red Flag Names List and Index" 30:(16 September 1895 – 7 July 1984) was a controversial museum director and art collector. The 356: 351: 130: 8: 323: 170: 71: 67: 63: 286: 103: 47: 39: 186: 82:
He did not graduate, accepting a position as assistant at the Museum Boijmans in
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Hannema was investigated for his role in the Nazi era art market by the OSS
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finally authenticated the work as a Van Gogh, painted in 1886 in Paris.
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loaned the museum his collection of drawings. In 1938, Hannema acquired
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to the Germans. The following year, he became a member of the
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German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II
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Index


Museum Boijmans
German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II
Johannes Vermeer
van Gogh
Batavia
Dutch East Indies
Leiden University
Utrecht University
Rotterdam
Rijksmuseum
Franz Koenigs
Han van Meegeren
Nazi
Franz Koenigs
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Art Looting Investigation Unit

Museum de Fundatie
Zwolle
Wijhe
Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam


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