Chinese authorities tried to stop the UK auction of the Tiger Ying vessel, which was taken by a British soldier in 1860

The heirs' attorney describes ruling as step closer to recovering "largest mass-theft in history," but Richard Nagy plans to appeal

Director pledges rethink on objects seized by British troops in 19th-century Africa

In a recent decision regarding Picasso’s Actor, the courts need to catch up with US government policy on Nazi-looted art

Restitution experts say New York law recognises third party duress, so why did a recent court decision on Picasso’s Actor not recognise this?

Meanwhile, much of the country’s art is stuck in limbo and its own efforts to recover cultural property have stalled

Provenance research commissioned by the university has found that-while the work was once owned by the legendary collector-it was not looted by the Nazis

President Macron is ushering in a new era for the return of displaced heritage

Hermann Parzinger has global support for the equivalent of Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art for objects from former colonies

The court dismissed a claim on the painting by the heir of the Jewish collector who sold it to fund an escape from the Nazis

Museum hopes to find rightful heirs through display of spoliated works

Vienna’s Weltmuseum criticised for displaying a trophy head

Painting hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast

Nicholas Thomas, professor of historical anthropology at Cambridge University, on the French President's statements about African artefacts

The French leader’s announcement in Burkina Faso is hailed as historic—but gets a mixed response

Hans-Jürgen Papier fills post held by Jutta Limbach until her death last year

The convoluted case involves suspected Nazi loot, the Panama Papers leak and a shadowy shell company

The Oyster Meal, insured for £1.5m, has hung in Mansion House for nearly three decades

Organisers hope two shows will lead to restitution claims from victims of Nazi persecution

"Restitution is a way for healing and justice," says the museum’s director

Portrait by Thomas Couture belonged to a French politician who opposed the Nazis

Pledge by European museums to set up “permanent display” of rotating loans in Benin City could pave way for restitution

German private owner reaches settlement with Jewish art historian’s heirs

New legislation will remove legal restrictions that prevent many museums from deaccessioning works

Conference at London's National Gallery this week looks at how the process can be accelerated

New law provides basis for Cassirer family to pursue 16-year legal battle over painting

The sale at Sotheby’s comes after a restitution agreement was reached between the heirs of the original owners and the trust of the most recent one

German government researchers say another 150 works in the collection may have been looted

German baking company agrees settlement with heirs of Emma Budge in fourth restitution in a year

A Washington, DC judge’s decision, and the new Hear Act, clear the path for further claims on alleged Nazi loot from the heirs of Holocaust victims