19th-century oil painting, stolen during the Second World War, was found in the US

Royal Academy says conservation issues—not restitution fears—mean the ceremonial feast trough can not be loaned

A selective view of African cultural heritage continues the colonialist paradigm

Dealers’ association seeks meeting with culture minister over fears report will open the door to numerous restitution claims for a range of artefacts

Recommendations from Savoy-Sarr report into restitution by French museums may contravene the country’s laws

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

As debate grows over Europe's 19th-century cultural plunder of Africa, the key is to ensure meaningful access

Appeal published in Die Zeit welcomes Macron report but says debate should not be limited to restitution

We weigh up the arguments for and against the restitution of African art taken during the colonial period with Vicky Ngari-Wilson, Nicholas Thomas and Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Museums are facing greater scrutiny over sponsorship and the artists they choose to display

Country's president Joseph Kabila made the announcement ahead of opening of revamped Africa Museum outside Brussels

The Los Angeles institution counters that it will keep on fighting to maintain the linchpin of its collection

Technological wizardry in replication is improving, alongside claims to relocate far-flung treasures

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.

Statements come just days after the release of a controversial French report on the restitution of African artefacts

Getting around the inalienability of public collections is dealt with in the report—but it might not work legally and practically

The French academics Bénédicte Savoy and Felwine Sarr urge President Macron to return African artefacts. But does the report go too far, or not far enough?

Announcement comes after controversial report urged the president to return works taken “without consent” in the colonial period

Major conference in Berlin this week marks anniversary of landmark agreement

A new report on the status of African objects in French museums will urge the president to return works taken “without consent” in the colonial period

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

Painting of apple trees is pulled from exhibition after admission that its restitution was a mistake

The paintings restituted to family of Alfred Flechtheim carry top estimates of $20m each

Piece depicting a Persian soldier was seized last year at Tefaf New York

Shipping company executive S. Vijay Kumar was responsible for recovering a Buddha stolen from India 57 years ago among many other looted works

The original owner, Alfred Flechtheim, fled the Nazis in 1933 after a stream of anti-Semitic attacks

The work, seized by the pro-Nazi Vichy government, had been lent to an exhibition at the Musée Marmottan

“It shouldn’t be entirely up to us,” says Daniel Birnbaum, the director of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet, which recently restituted a Kokoschka painting

The Italian state has a permanent right to confiscate illegally exported work

Granddaughter of Jewish collector flies in for restitution ceremony