Restitution
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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
Austria and Los Angeles had both hoped to keep the works
Results of survey lay bare how the US fell short
Policy regarding reclaiming of looted artworks to change come April
A joint statement by the Getty and Italian government says 21 pieces will go back
Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation
Recent trials forecast shift in collecting policies
The fate of Ryazan's Art and History Museum could set a precedent for restitution
Despite a lack of evidence suggesting that the basalt stele was excavated illegally, the Turkish government are making a bid to regain the artefact
These essays emanate from a series of Polish conferences