Restitution
Claim on Guelph Treasure can go to trial in US federal court
Lawyers for the Prussian Cultural Foundation argued that it was not “genocide” when the objects were sold in 1935
Returning looted African art is as urgent as giving back works stolen by the Nazis
Congolese-born art collector Sindika Dokolo says this "long-neglected historical wrong" is finally being addressed—but more can be done
Ethiopia claims Ten Commandments tablet hidden in Westminster Abbey
Sacred object taken by British troops in the 19th century is concealed inside an altar
Art dealer sues Poland over its failed efforts to extradite him from the US
After offering to return a work looted by the Nazis in exchange for his family’s former real estate, Khochinsky was placed under house arrest in New York and faced a 10-year prison sentence in Poland
Contested Asante trophy head to shine in new Wallace room
Seized during the Ashanti war and long held by the London museum, the prized Ghanaian work is to be displayed in a new permanent gallery
Getty says it will appeal Italian court order to return Victorious Youth
An Italian judge has found that the work was discovered in Italian water, despite decades of rulings to the contrary
New York judge orders two Schiele works sent to Christie’s, where they could be auctioned
But the watercolours are currently at the centre of a closely watched restitution lawsuit
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





























