German government’s visa admissions programme is abruptly suspended, leaving desperate applicants in limbo

Wilhelm von Schadow’s painting 'The Artist’s Children' was once owned by Max Stern, who fled Nazi persecution in the 1930s

The painting, Madame Soler, was previously owned by the prominent collector Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in the 1930s

Opera director Sam Brown finds parallels between the tragic Rusalka at the heart of the Czech composer’s eponymous work and young artist Klára Hosnedlová’s monumental performative sculptures

This account of the theft of a South Seas cultural treasure by German colonists in the late 1800s reveals a series of atrocities

The 2022 edition of the German exhibition became mired in controversy after criticism that some works included antisemitic images

World-famous museums overseen by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will be given more autonomy and their own budgets

Statement comes after Berlin state secretary for diversity and anti-discrimination spoke out in favour of restituting the artefacts to their countries of origin

The agreement—signed by the two countries in July—involves the return of 1,100 objects in total

The Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum is the latest Western institution to return its collection of artefacts looted from Nigeria in the late-19th century

The German city is hosting the first major European exhibition of her paintings, which are barely known outside her adopted country of Mexico

Munich-based foundation follows other German institutions in quest for transparency, disclosing ownership of 1,200 works acquired since 1933 with over 500 pieces flagged as "former Nazi property"

This edition of the Kassel quinquennial was engulfed by a row over antisemitism and racism that has drawn comment from Germany's senior politicians

Twenty years since its conception and at a cost of around €680m, the new German museum must now follow through on its restitution promises

Protestors from the Letzte Generation group have glued themselves to works by Rubens, Poussin and Cranach

Artists Raed Mutar and Sajjad Abbas protested against the inclusion of Jean-Jacques Lebel's work and have moved their own pieces

A building in Kassel was graffitied with threatening words in what is being considered a politically motivated incident

Bold move by German photographer’s descendant to put archive on the blockchain sparks copyright row

Berlin-based Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation is supporting roles for a one-year period

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

The Albertinum show brings together works from the artist's personal collection with museum loans, including portraits of his wife and children

The privately funded museum is to be led by Ralph Jentsch, the managing director of the Grosz estate

Schultz, who died last month, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion he cheated customers

The researchers are investigating the origins of 200 artefacts from Cameroon at Munich’s Museum Fünf Kontinente

Claudia Roth says she will rethink Humboldt Forum and set up a central “green culture” desk in the country

So far 25 institutions have contributed 8,000 entries; the plan is to expand it and translate it into several languages

The women's and gay rights campaigner brings extensive political experience to a position that has gained in stature under the incumbent Monika Grütters

Proposals include eliminating statutes of limitation for claims, creating a central court for cases and strengthening the advisory commission

German health minister warns that by the end of the winter, everyone will be “vaccinated, recovered or dead”

The 13 Mayan objects were handed back in a ceremony in Berlin today