For first time, advisory team stipulates that work must not be sold for ten years in case evidence emerges that contradicts its ruling

The Dutch still-life heads back to the Florence museum after bold campaign by director

The case 'shouldn't be heard in a US court', argues the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation

Study reveals that up to 8% of museum acquisitions were looted from private citizens

Grandchildren of art dealer René Gimpel accuse French culture ministry of blocking restitution of works hanging in state museums

Restitutions Committee recommends return of two Golden Age works to heirs of Jacob Lierens

Norton Simon Museum can keep two Cranach masterpieces

Questions are being raised about how the work ended up in the US and why such a public seizure is being pursued now

German advisory commission on Nazi-looted art says paintings in government collection should be restituted to the descendants of Max James Emden

Dutch Square is one of many paintings the Bavarian state returned to the families of the looters instead of the original Jewish owners after the war

Restitution discussions with descendants of Jewish owner are underway

Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz confronts the legacy of its controversial first director, cousin of Hildebrand Gurlitt

A rush to judgement has resulted in notable errors, with some "Nazi-looted" art having been purchased legally

Resolution includes proposals for database of looted art, support for provenance research and exemptions from statutes of limitations

With works from the forced liquidation of his gallery by the Nazis still regularly turning up in Germany, two current restitution claims by his heirs could have major ramifications for all those seeking to recover looted art

Decades-long case to reclaim works held in Hungary’s museums will now go through US District Court

The “smallest and most chilling distinctions are being made in order to allow museums to keep their collections intact,” experts say

How artists fight persecution is explored with the artist and author of the Hare with Amber Eyes and Krzysztof Gil, who describes the chilling history of "Roma hunting". Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Major conference in Berlin this week marks anniversary of landmark agreement

Auctioneer Frank Hargesheimer compensates consignor, sees “moral duty” to restitute art lost due to Nazi persecution

Painting hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast

Aristocratic family has been fighting for the return of castles, palaces and art for the past 20 years

But critics say the focus should be on how provenance research can be carried out efficiently and rapidly