Cologne
Cologne museum to transfer 92-strong Benin bronze collection back to Nigeria
The Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum is the latest Western institution to return its collection of artefacts looted from Nigeria in the late-19th century
German Nazi loot panel urges return of Schiele work at Museum Ludwig to Jewish dentist’s heirs
In a unanimous decision, the government’s advisory commission says it is likely the work was sold under duress
True scale of alleged Beltracchi forgeries revealed
Major auction houses and galleries have been caught up in the fake art scam
Four to go on trial in German “Werner Jäger” forgery case
Wolfgang Beltracchi, his wife Helene, her sister Jeanette, and Otto Schulte-Kellinghaus stand accused of selling high quality forgeries
Donating to Museum Ludwig's foundation is more profitable than giving to the museum directly
Foundation lures collectors
What's on in Germany: Basquiat and Warhol get personal in Cologne
Jablonka is running concurrent shows on two giants of the 20th century
A subdued journey down the Rhine for these Cologne art fairs
Trade was slow at these three very diverse events
The Rhineland is still the hub for German contemporary art collectors
This is the richest area of Germany, and it has a buoyant cultural life; but the expense of it is beginning to drive the artists out
All eyes on the collectors as Cologne's Ludwig Museum opens after renovation
The refurbished and extended Ludwig Museum has opened, with hundreds of Picassos on display and a colour-coded system for requesting sponsorship
Interview with museum director and curator Udo Kittelman: “The curator should never be more important than the artist”
The new director of Frankfurt’s Museum of Modern Art is self taught (he trained as an optician), curator of the German pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, and passionately involved in contemporary art
Collectors keep flocking to Cologne: Interview with gallery director Christian Nagel
Cologne's title as contemporary art capital is yet to be challenged with Berlin still in the fragmentary stages
Beuys breathes life into Cologne’s museum relics and inspires an exhibition in Vienna
Crucifixes and razorblades show the breadth of Beuys' production