Tag: Looted art
Provenance Research Day 2023: Events in Munich – Munich
The discussion about colonial and Nazi-looted art has raised awareness of the need for provenance research. On the International Day of Provenance Research, Wednesday, April 12, there will also be…
Looted art: Claudia Roth calls for an end to the dispute over Picasso in Bavaria – culture
From Catherine Lorch The fact that his “Madame Soler” of all things cannot be seen these days, the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, leaves a noticeable void in the…
Kunsthaus Zürich wants to reappraise Bührle’s looted art with experts – culture
From Isabel Pfaff, Berne No, Ann Demeester is not to be envied. The Belgian, born in Bruges in 1975, took over the management of the Kunsthaus in Zurich almost six…
"Elgin Marbles": Who owns this treasure?
For decades there has been a dispute over the Parthenon sculptures between Athens and London. Now there may be a solution. source site
Annalena Baerbock brings back 20 Benin bronzes: ‘It was wrong’ – Culture
The throne stool, so the art historians see it, represents the world view of the kings of Benin. An intertwined python connects the world of divine order with nature, with…
Annalena Baerbock brings 20 Benin bronzes back to Nigeria. – Culture
The throne stool, so the art historians see it, represents the world view of the kings of Benin. An intertwined python connects the world of divine order with nature, with…
Munich Kammerspiele: Project on looted art – culture
In the summer of this year, news moved the art world: Germany returns the stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The decades-long struggle, a one-off restitution, enormous in scope and importance…
The exhibition “Gurlitt. A balance sheet” in the Kunstmuseum Bern – Culture
Of Kito Nedo The two opposite walls of the central hall of the Kunstmuseum in Bern extend over two floors. They are papered from floor to ceiling with A4 printouts…
Benin Bronzes: The Throne Returns – Opinion
When in 1935 the King of Benin, in today’s Nigeria, politely asked Germany if he could have his ancestors’ throne back, which the English had stolen and the Prussian museums…
Ground monuments: “Robber graves do not commit a trivial offense” – Bavaria
The journalist Werner Friedenberger has rendered outstanding services to the preservation of archaeological monuments. In 1990 he founded the Künzinger Museumsverein, which Federal President Roman Herzog (1994-1999) also joined at…