Compensation
Museum directorsnews
Lacma has put its director’s spacious $6.57m home on the market
A more modest Los Angeles dwelling seems to be lined up for Michael Govan
Restitutionarchive
Claimant severs his ties with London-based restitution commission
Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation
Iranarchive
Victims of Hamas suicide bombers demand Iranian antiquities from US museums in compensation for injuries
Terrorist attacks in Jerusalem which killed five and injured hundreds were executed with funding from Iran—say plaintiffs in several lawsuits
Nazi lootarchive
$6.5 million settlement to heir for stolen Picasso
Chicago collector agrees to pay claimant to gain title to the work
Lawarchive
French government to compensate citizens for land lost after discovery of Chauvet caves
$12 million pay out to the three families
Nazi lootarchive
Fair play, not the letter of the law for Tate restitution case
The panel finds Tate has legal title to a war-loot picture but agrees that the claimants should be compensated on ethical grounds