Restitution
Light is finally being shed on the issue of restitution of looted art
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
Tate’s director criticises government report on Nazi loot
Nicholas Serota says the document, which recommends the restitution of a Constable from the gallery’s collection, contains multiple inaccuracies
V&A is willing to lend its fragment to reunite it with the Sidamara Sarcophagus in Istanbul
Turkish tomb could regain long-lost head
Nazi loot claim for Tate’s Constable
Beaching a Boat, Brighton, has been claimed by the heirs of Baron Ferenc Hatvany
Israel steps up hunt for Nazi-looted art
Museums under pressure to research collections for Holocaust victims’ assets
American museums increasingly proactive about restitution cases
30 memorial totems were repatriated to the Kenya last month
Getting back art from Gurlitt’s hoard of Degenerate art
While the legal status of stolen or confiscated works is as yet unclear, there is hope for those who make claims for restitution
Ongoing Nazi loot restitution claims
A look at some of the artworks subject to ongoing international restitution claims
Heirs of persecuted dealer Alfred Flechtheim reject provenance project over restitution claims
The Jewish dealer’s relatives say participating museums are not dealing satisfactorily with their claims
Playing hardball with soft power on restitution claims
Western museums are feeling the pressure over restitution claims from China, Turkey and Cambodia
Restitution begins at home: an insider's analysis of the issue of restitution
The return of objects is not just an international issue—domestic claims can also offer insights.
Western museums under pressure from China, Turkey, and Cambodia to fulfil restitution claims
The number of artefacts under restitution claims is rising
The Cambodian art smuggling scandal that’s ready to erupt
The Metropolitan Museum may not be the last institution to return looted sculptures
Hermitage and Pushkin involve Putin in new museum row
The two institutions have clashed over the future of modern masterpieces
Road map agreed to return Benin bronzes—on loan
Leading institutions absent from meeting in Nigeria to foster international co-operation
Cambodian sculpture case will go to trial
Sotheby's sale halted as Cambodia demands its return
Getty Institute publishes Nazi auction data
Rise in restitution claims expected after launch of online German auction catalogues for 1930-45
Statues remain with Rijksmuseum as heirs’ Nazi loot claim rejected
The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider
Turkey says return objects or forget loans
Roman and Ottoman-era exhibitions will suffer as US and European museums face tougher calls for restitution
French heirs sue Serbia over seized paintings
Works held at Belgrade National Museum are the subject of new restitution claim
Turkey turns up the heat on foreign museums as list of antiquities demanded gets longer
More exhibitions are hit by the loans boycott as Turkey pushes for restitution
Met faces claims for Hittite artefacts
Provenance of late trustee’s gifts investigated as Turkey takes tougher line on restitution
Schiele restitution case could damage NY business, say dealers
The ruling in long-standing legal battle may threaten defence that a purchase was made in good faith
Possible US sanctions on Iran could create back door for commandeering of museum antiquities as damages
Persepolis tablets on loan to Chicago's Oriental Institute since the 1930s compromised in lawsuit brought by victims of Jerusalem suicide bombing
Turkey blocks loans to US and UK in a restitution dispute
Multiple claims for antiquities at New York’s Met, major exhibitions hit at London’s British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum
Herzog’s heirs given go-ahead to pursue Hungary for Nazi loot
They seek to recover 32 looted works
Many Chinese collectors use their wealth to repatriate once-looted objects
Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect
Chicago courts refuse Israel suicide bombing victims request for seizure of antiquities from US museums
Iran was gratified by the ruling that a foreign state's property in the US is exempt from such inquiries
J.Paul Getty Museum vows to return piece from Goudstikker collection
However, the whereabouts of many works of art from the collection are still unknown