Germany
German museums offer curator jobs to Ukrainian and Russian refugees
Berlin-based Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation is supporting roles for a one-year period
German museums foundation returns ancestral human remains in Berlin collection to Hawaii
A group of skulls is being handed over to a Native Hawaiian group during a mission this month to receive dozens of items from German and Austrian museums
Gerhard's Geburtstag: Richter to mark 90th birthday by curating exhibition of his work in Dresden
The Albertinum show brings together works from the artist's personal collection with museum loans, including portraits of his wife and children
Museum devoted to George Grosz to open in a former Berlin petrol station
The privately funded museum is to be led by Ralph Jentsch, the managing director of the Grosz estate
Van Ham auction house to sell inventory of insolvent Galerie Michael Schultz
Schultz, who died last month, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion he cheated customers
Cameroonian provenance researchers denied visas for Munich conference
The researchers are investigating the origins of 200 artefacts from Cameroon at Munich’s Museum Fünf Kontinente
Decolonising museums, embracing 'Green Culture' and boosting arts funding: Germany’s new culture minister reveals plans
Claudia Roth says she will rethink Humboldt Forum and set up a central “green culture” desk in the country
Germany launches online portal for museum objects acquired in the colonial era
So far 25 institutions have contributed 8,000 entries; the plan is to expand it and translate it into several languages
Claudia Roth, a former Green party leader and rock band manager, named German culture minister
The women's and gay rights campaigner brings extensive political experience to a position that has gained in stature under the incumbent Monika Grütters
Germany’s incoming government plans to improve Nazi-looted art restitution
Proposals include eliminating statutes of limitation for claims, creating a central court for cases and strengthening the advisory commission
Blockbuster Vermeer exhibition forced to close as Germany faces fourth coronavirus wave
German health minister warns that by the end of the winter, everyone will be “vaccinated, recovered or dead”
Looted Guatemalan and Mexican artefacts—stashed in a German farmhouse cellar—are returned
The 13 Mayan objects were handed back in a ceremony in Berlin today
Art Cologne passes pandemic subsidy on to exhibitors, offering 34% discount
Both foreign and domestic art galleries benefit from the discount
And so it begins: Germany and Nigeria sign pre-accord on restitution of Benin bronzes
A contract transferring ownership to Nigeria is planned for spring 2022
German auction of Latin American antiquities goes ahead, but many works fail to sell
Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene
Dusseldorf exhibition on Jewish dealer Max Stern finally opens next month—but former backers want nothing to do with it
A previous version of the show was due to open in 2018, but was cancelled at short notice. Now it is being shunned.
How do you spot a looted antique? Germany brings in team of experts to help
Government has established €600,000 three-year pilot project called NEXUD to combat illegal trade in antiquities
Dealer Inge Baecker, a pioneer of the Fluxus movement, dies in German floods
The gallerist was ill at home in Bad Münstereifel, one of the worst-hit towns
German floods damage archives, soaking historic documents in mud
A team from the Cologne City Archive has sent emergency aid to Stolberg
Humboldt Forum opens in Berlin—finally for real
After almost two years of delays, the ambitious museum complex launches its first in-person exhibitions
When the US was accused of ‘plundering’ Berlin’s museums: new show reveals murky history
An exhibition opening at the Cincinnati Art Museum reveals how 14 major museums found themselves caught up in a “morally dubious” tour of Germany's art treasures after the Second World War
One of the world's first art objects? Tiny 51,000-year-old deer bone was decoratively carved by Neanderthals, new study reveals
Discovery contradicts commonly held belief that these archaic humans were incapable of creating aesthetic items
East German palaces and castles to get €400m for renovation
Move addresses "investment backlog" for upgrades to cultural sites in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
Chinese gold sculpture breaks German auction record at €14m—almost triple the previous high
A Chinese collector bought the 15th century gold and bronze Ming-dynasty sculpture of the god Vajrabhairava earlier today
Sotheby's launches sales in Germany—against stiff competition from local auction houses
The opulent Palais Oppenheim in Cologne will host exhibitions and sales from September. Sotheby's says move is due to growing client base in country, not Brexit
Germany pledges €2.5bn in aid for cultural events
The funding, available for small events from 1 July, will also include cancellation insurance for large events planned from September
Germany launches African museum exchange programme to discuss returning looted objects
New government initiative MuseumsLab aims to foster more international co-operation and consider topics including decolonisation and restitution
Calling all numismatists! Biggest coin database in German-speaking world to go live today
The new resource provides images and data on 90,000 coins
German museums to receive up to €25,000 for research into their Benin bronzes ahead of restitutions next year
Grants are available for institutions with individual Benin artefacts or small collections