Restitution
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20 items that were looted or likely stolen are to be restituted
Following trials of Giacomo Medici, Robert Hecht, and Marion True
Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, is asking the museum to return an antiquity he says was looted from Saqqara
This is the first time a piece of the ancient building has returned to Athens
“Morally, this is a gain for Austria” not a loss, says Maria Altmann
The works depict the 1930s Spanish Civil War
The shift in policy follows over 30 recent claims for restitution
Adrian Ellis, director of AEA Consulting, talks on the threat this poses to the perceived legitimacy of cultural institutions
The Art Newspaper reveals that sacred Maqdala tablets are hidden away in a sealed store of the British Museum
The 16th-century silver object had been taken from a church in Toro in 1890
The Konstmuseum in Malmö allegedly kept works lent to the gallery before the outbreak of the First World War
Essays explore US museums’ responsibilities to religious groups
Iran argues that the artefact was acquired through criminal means, although their failure to speak out when the fragment went to auction previously may undermine their case
An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book
Ownership dispute has been set aside for joint study and digitisation of the world’s oldest bible
Conversely, the University of Edinburgh has ruled against returning their own war loot
Update on requests for information regarding objects seized at battle of Maqdala
British Museum holds collection of objects seized at battle of Maqdala
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs
As two objects are detained in Victoria, MacGregor believes something good could come out of the present confusion
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
The State collection is the first in Germany to publish the source of works acquired during the Nazi era
Maria Altmann is attempting to reclaim six Klimt paintings looted by the Nazis
The works were seized in 1999 in western Iran, near the Turkish border
This important book gives a full documentation for the Jewish art collectors of Vienna whose goods and lives were targeted by the Nazis
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago's decision to restitute a set of 300 ancient clays tablets to Iran is proof of strengthening ties
Alexander Sokolov does not seem interested in returning looted art
The Bush administration argues that Austria cannot be sued in a US court because it would interfere with foreign relations
Although successful restitutions have been achieved through focused research in individual museums, numerous cases in federal and provincial museums still need to be solved