The Netherlands
Restitutionarchive
Ukraine returns Koenigs’ drawings
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs
Iraqarchive
Dutch overseeing southern Iraqi province of al-Muthanna help Bedouin family guard the Sumerian site
The Americans did not list protection of Uruk as necessary when they handed over administration to the Netherlands
Museums & Heritagearchive
Ronald de Leeuw’s Dutch history lesson
The director of the Rijksmuseum is turning the famous museum into an artistic journey through Dutch history, and combining fine and decorative arts
Booksarchive
Book review: Dutch decorative arts
Titus M. Eliëns, Marjan Groot and Frans Leidelmeijer, Dutch Decorative Arts, 1880-1940
Restitutionarchive
The point of no return - Europe climbs on the restitution bandwagon
But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned
April 1994archive
Dutch government cuts Mondrian Foundation's sponsorship budget
Holland will not be participating in the Biennales of Sidney and São Paolo as a result
Restitutionarchive
Yeltsin’s Commission for Restitution begins work this month to legalise and declassify war booty
This includes finally addressing the disputed Koenigs Collection