Restitution
Collector appeals for return of Pissarro painting restituted through a 1945 order made by the Allies in France
"This may raise many important Holocaust issues for the French market," Christie’s says
Angola recovers six artefacts looted from museum during civil war
Dundo Museum's lost objects were traced by the Sindika Dokolo Foundation
UK permits Nazi-looted Meissen figure to leave for Japan despite spoliation claim
There appear to be no winners in what the Arts Council refers to as an “extremely unusual” case
Berlin’s Ethnological Museum returns Alaskan grave artefacts looted by explorer
The objects “do not belong in our museums”, says the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Germany presents code of conduct on handling colonial-era artefacts
Culture Minister says colonial past has been a blind spot for too long
Damning report says France must catch up, fast, in return of Nazi-era loot
Heritage expert calls for new government taskforce to guide provenance research and even rule on restitution cases
German researchers trace Jewish newspaper mogul’s vast Nazi-looted art collection
The Mosse Art Research Project, a cooperation with the German government, identifies eight works and launches online database
Canadians withdraw from Düsseldorf show about Jewish dealer Max Stern
Max Stern Foundation seeks reimbursement of costs from the German city
Ethiopia toughens position on Maqdala treasures calling for full restitution
Ethiopian ambassador Hailemichael Afework Aberra told The Art Newspaper podcast his government wants the seized artefacts returned, not given back on long-term loan as proposed by the V&A
Podcast episode 28: the battle over Ethiopia's treasures
Martin Bailey speaks to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the artefacts seized by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the scenes of the Sony World Photography Awards with judge Gareth Harris and ask Richard Parry about his plans for Glasgow International
Bronze looted from Summer Palace sells for £410,000 despite protest from China
Chinese authorities tried to stop the UK auction of the Tiger Ying vessel, which was taken by a British soldier in 1860
London dealer ordered to return Egon Schiele works worth $5m to heirs of Holocaust victims
The heirs' attorney describes ruling as step closer to recovering "largest mass-theft in history," but Richard Nagy plans to appeal
V&A opens dialogue on looted Ethiopian treasures
Director pledges rethink on objects seized by British troops in 19th-century Africa
Two steps forward, one step back for Holocaust restitution
In a recent decision regarding Picasso’s Actor, the courts need to catch up with US government policy on Nazi-looted art
Nazi policies forced Jewish collectors like Paul Leffmann to sell their art, whatever the price
Restitution experts say New York law recognises third party duress, so why did a recent court decision on Picasso’s Actor not recognise this?
Holocaust survivor’s family seeks painting in Ukrainian museum
Meanwhile, much of the country’s art is stuck in limbo and its own efforts to recover cultural property have stalled
Rhode Island School of Design denies claim on Picasso by Alphonse Kann heirs
Provenance research commissioned by the university has found that-while the work was once owned by the legendary collector-it was not looted by the Nazis
The restitution revolution begins
President Macron is ushering in a new era for the return of displaced heritage
Berlin Museums chief calls for rules on restitution of colonial artefacts
Hermann Parzinger has global support for the equivalent of Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art for objects from former colonies
Picasso’s Actor will remain in the Met’s collection, New York Judge rules
The court dismissed a claim on the painting by the heir of the Jewish collector who sold it to fund an escape from the Nazis
Louvre shines a light on Nazi loot
Museum hopes to find rightful heirs through display of spoliated works
Should museums display human remains from other cultures?
Vienna’s Weltmuseum criticised for displaying a trophy head
Düsseldorf faces Nazi-era claim for Franz Marc’s foxes
Painting hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast
'We need to confront uncomfortable truths about European colonial appropriation'
Nicholas Thomas, professor of historical anthropology at Cambridge University, on the French President's statements about African artefacts
What restitution experts have to say about President Macron’s pledge to return African artefacts
The French leader’s announcement in Burkina Faso is hailed as historic—but gets a mixed response
Germany names new head of Nazi-looted art panel
Hans-Jürgen Papier fills post held by Jutta Limbach until her death last year
Appeals court allows heir to renew claim against Nahmad family over Modigliani painting
The convoluted case involves suspected Nazi loot, the Panama Papers leak and a shadowy shell company
Lord Mayor of London returns Nazi-looted Dutch Old Master
The Oyster Meal, insured for £1.5m, has hung in Mansion House for nearly three decades
Cornelius Gurlitt’s art hoard finally gets first public showing
Organisers hope two shows will lead to restitution claims from victims of Nazi persecution
Dresden Museum of Ethnology returns ancestral remains to Native Hawaiian group
"Restitution is a way for healing and justice," says the museum’s director