Artifact had been missing from Bologna since 1940

This is in marked contrast to Russia’s tough line against any restitution of works of art taken from Nazi Germany

As recalled by Dick Kingzett of Agnew’s

Newly declassified records track the deposit of Nazi assets in Swiss banks—they include references to works of art

Surprisingly resigned attitude to restitution claims by a leading German museum

900 works of art looted from Vienna’s Jewish community and stored in a monastery since 1955 to be sold on its behalf - It may be a PR nightmare for the auctioneers

Would Italian law allow this picture to revert to the original owner?

Leading museum directors pessimistic

Two museums in search of their history end up at the door of the Pushkin Museum

Dube reacts angrily to Russian delays over restitution and responds to the opposition of Irina Antonova, veteran director of the Pushkin Museum

In a radical change of policy, the Getty now favours archaeological conservation, research and education over collection building

A commercial company has logged 34,000 looted objects so far

Brother and sister of the US soldier who stole the Quedlinburg treasure to face possible imprisonment

We publish here for the first time in English a sample of the huge quantity of works of art removed from Italy during the war. One brave man, Rodolfo Siviero, devoted years to tracking them down, but many are still missing. Can you help?

After many set backs a new building is finally in the works, as well as plans for a modern solution to the dispersal of Egypt's treasures

More roadblocks further slow the process

Russia’s Deputy Culture Minister speaks about the need to establish a new cultural identity in the new Russia

Illegally sold in the 1960s, it was bought by the US museum in good faith but the Italians would like it returned

After a long, strange journey, the Lubomirski Museum Dürers are now subject to restitutions claims by both Poland and the Ukraine

The meeting produced revelations, but little hope that the return of looted art will be eased

But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned

The greatest surviving Persian manuscript was swapped for Woman III, once owned by the Shah of Iran

The doyenne of the Russian museum profession, Irina Antonova, opposes returning “trophy” works of art

The New York museum insists it has sound title

Change needed in the face of a growing market

Internal conflicts hamstrung the effort to return war loot to Germany

The official position of the Russian Orthodox Church, as explained by its spokesman

Negotiating the restitution of religious art is important, but it should not be at the expense of the institutions protecting Russia's cultural heritage

There are concerns however about how effective or restrictive this regulation will be