Restitution
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Treasures lost in the punitive sacking of Maqdala are subject to restitution claims
Strives to break restitution “logjam”
Shelby White returns two two fourth century BC objects
The dictator's works will be returned to his family
The East German intelligence service confiscated hundreds of items in the 1970s and 1980s, which are now being returned to their rightful owners and their heirs
Institution says restitution laws don’t apply as it is a private gallery
Funded by Shelby White amidst controversy regarding the provenance of her personal collection
Increasing numbers of private collectors, dealers, museums, and banks have been buying policies to protect their assets
Former vice-president of the Dutch Supreme Court is named chairman
White's restitution of the illegally excavated objects is a first for the US
The three Rubens paintings will remain with the gallery
They dispute claims made by Julius Schoeps on Picassos in their collection
Old masters, recovered as a result of one of the world’s largest Nazi restitution claims, net $20m
Old masters, recovered as a result of one of the world’s largest Nazi restitution claims, net $20m
The works had been illegally exported or excavated
Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress
Georges Jorisch is represented by Randol Schoenberg, the lawyer who last year won his eight-year case against Austria for the return of five Klimts to California resident Maria Altman
The works were part of an estate the collector inherited from her parents
When it comes to returning antiquities from its own collections, Italy drags its feet
Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture
Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum in Wellington, will hold them until they can be identified
Moratorium will prohibit purchase of antiquities after 1970
The London museum has turned down two previous requests for restitution
Merryman, a leading US theorist of cultural property law, argues that archaeologists are failing to acknowledge the complexity of the current debate on collecting antiquities
Roma portraits were made by Jewish prisoner on the orders of Dr Josef Mengele
A short history of nazi loot restitution efforts
World War II restitution is now a multi-million dollar enterprise in which lawyers, auction houses and possibly even venture capitalists all have a stake
The museum bought in good faith, but was shown evidence that they had left Italy illicitly
The arrangement may be the first step in diffusing the animosity brought about by the Elgin marbles, although a request for their return is expected