Why did Hitler want to steal art from museums?

It was discovered German art dealer Hildebrant Gurlitt's son had hidden thousands of art pieces stolen by the Nazis. A fisherman in Gaza found an ... Art dealer Subhash Kapoor was arrested for a massive antiquities smuggling ring that has ensnared famous museums around the world. read more

Hitler intended to built the Führermuseum in his hometown of Linz, Austria, to display what he regarded as the best of the looted art. He spent a substantial amount of effort envisioning the museum. It's suggested that Hitler's failure to be a professional artist may have influenced this obsession. read more

When Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist regime came into power in 1933, the former painter, twice rejected from Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts, pledged to do away with modern art, a genre he despised. read more