The Hague’s art arbitration court to open in April
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The Hague’s art arbitration court to open in April
But it remains an open question whether the trade will accept the new court’s decisions
Mauritshuis invites visitors to watch conservators clean its oldest painting
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Mauritshuis invites visitors to watch conservators clean its oldest painting
Dutch museum will remove yellowed varnish from Van der Weyden's The Lamentation of Christ
The Dutch government gives up its claim on Nazi loot
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The Dutch government gives up its claim on Nazi loot
The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia
Dutch government yields Nazi-looted 'NK collection'
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Dutch government yields Nazi-looted 'NK collection'
Thousands of works in secret collection are now being claimed
New UNESCO protocol states attacks on cultural property during wartime will be criminalised
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New UNESCO protocol states attacks on cultural property during wartime will be criminalised
A new protocol allows for prosecution of organisations and individuals, putting pressure on art market professionals
Glerum Auctioneers sale report: Growing Indonesian demand for colonial-period art
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Glerum Auctioneers sale report: Growing Indonesian demand for colonial-period art
Dutch auction house holds successful sale in Singapore
Dutch government chases war-booty Savery
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Dutch government chases war-booty Savery
The piece was taken during World War II
The full text of the Hague convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict (1954)
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The full text of the Hague convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict (1954)
Neither the U.S.A. nor G.B. have ratified it, despite having insisted, with Turkey, on the inclusion of an exemption clause for military necessity