Cultural policy:Bavaria calls for a restitution law
Markus Blume’s first appearance in the Federal Council. His topic: the missing restitution law.
(Photo: Henning Schacht/Ministry of Art and Science)
In the Federal Council, Markus Blume discusses the Free State’s position on the question of the return of cultural property confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution. In the background, the dispute over cases like the Picasso painting “Madame Soler” is simmering.
By Susanne Hermanski, Munich
The Bavarian state government wants to persuade the federal government to create legal certainty on the issue of the return of cultural property confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution. A new law would be needed for this. At the same time, the Free State is repeatedly criticized for its own course in disputes such as the Picasso painting “Madame Soler”.
