NewsPolitics
Hungarian museum director faces backlash after comparing George Soros to Hitler
In an op-ed published this weekend, Szilard Demeter called the billionaire financier 'the liberal Führer'
NewsHungary
Budapest’s green mayor puts brakes on €250m New National Gallery
Local politicians block construction on cultural quarter backed by right-wing government, citing “enormous impact on environment”
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Hungary presses ahead with sprawling culture hub in Budapest city park
Vast collections centre for 300,000 objects inaugurated as construction continues on ambitious museums quarter for Hungarian capital
NewsLooting
Heirs of Baron Herzog continue battle for Nazi-looted art collection despite US Supreme Court dismissal
Decades-long case to reclaim works held in Hungary’s museums will now go through US District Court
ReviewBooks
The influence of Klimt in Central European art after the First World War
The adaptations and expansions of the Austrian painter in the nations of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire
NewsOpenings
Budapest museum's Romanesque Hall returned to former glory
The Szepmuveszeti Muzeum restoration ushers in a series of ambitious art projects in Hungarian capital
ArchiveSevso silver
Hungary takes control of half of Sevso silver
Budapest government strengthens claim for rest of long-disputed hoard after handing over €15m
ArchiveRestitution
Herzog’s heirs given go-ahead to pursue Hungary for Nazi loot
They seek to recover 32 looted works
ArchiveCensorship
After censorship row, what next in Hungary?
Brussels shows and Budapest appointment overshadowed by government’s hands-on cultural policy
ArchiveSevso silver
Hungary wants to negotiate with Lord Northampton over Sevso silver
Based on its belief that the Sevso silver rightfully belongs to Hungary, the Hungarian government is seeking an out-of-court settlement with Lord Northampton
ArchiveSevso silver
Questions arise surrounding legitimacy of items thought to be part of supposedly incomplete Sevso silver hoard
Documents seen by The Art Newspaper reveal that five bowls, 37 cups and 187 spoons were offered with the 14 pieces which make up the Roman treasure
ArchiveSevso silver
Bonhams u-turns on no-sale of Sevso silver
Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might
ArchiveSevso silver
Bonhams to show Sevso silver in first exhibition since its discovery
Scholars, curators, dealers and collectors have been invited to the private exhibition of the treasure known for its astonishing provenance
ArchiveForgeries
Auction house faking incident spooks growing Hungarian art market
A leading collector believes many bogus works are circulating
ArchiveRestitution
Test case for restitution in Hungarian museums as claim on 11 paintings proceeds to appeal
The paintings seized by the Nazis, then the Communist government, may yet remain with the state
ArchiveExhibitions
New Andy Warhol retrospective to tour Eastern Europe
The exhibition will visit Hungary, Greece, Russia and Estonia this year and Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia and Croatia in 2001
ArchiveLooting
Restitution battles rage from Seattle to Paris to Budapest to New Zealand
Matisse Odalisque restored to the Rosenberg family
ArchiveRestitution
Co-ownership rejected by Budapest Museum of Fine Arts for alleged war loot
Montreal Museum maintains they bought the Vasari in good faith
ArchiveRestitution
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
ArchiveSevso silver
The Sevso silver remains in Manhattan storage as court discussions continue
Hungary's appeal of the verdict that was reached in spring awaits a decision