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
Nicholas Serota says the document, which recommends the restitution of a Constable from the gallery’s collection, contains multiple inaccuracies
Beaching a Boat, Brighton, has been claimed by the heirs of Baron Ferenc Hatvany
Museums under pressure to research collections for Holocaust victims’ assets
While the legal status of stolen or confiscated works is as yet unclear, there is hope for those who make claims for restitution
A look at some of the artworks subject to ongoing international restitution claims
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
Rise in restitution claims expected after launch of online German auction catalogues for 1930-45
The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider
Montreal museum returns painting amid growing calls to fund provenance research and return disputed works
The last surviving child of Baron Alphonse von Rothschild, of the Austrian branch of that family, dies aged 88.
The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia
Works held at Belgrade National Museum are the subject of new restitution claim
The ruling in long-standing legal battle may threaten defence that a purchase was made in good faith
Nahmads say the contested painting belongs to another organisation
They seek to recover 32 looted works
However, the whereabouts of many works of art from the collection are still unknown
Though initially the claim was rejected, a case from the continent may leave room for appeal
How The Art Newspaper changed the law
But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts
MoMA maintains that the Grosz works were never Nazi loot
Museum disputes heirs’ claim for three works by the German painter George Grosz
The project, led by Dr Vanessa-Maria Voigt and Dr Horst Kessler, came about by a chance find in a desk...
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
Since the late 1990s there has been a strong push towards provenance research of collections and museums, and restitution of items that were looted or taken by the Nazis during their period of power
Shakeouts of Nazi-looted occurring increasingly in the marketplace
Strives to break restitution “logjam”