Restitution
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MFA Boston to return Benin Bronzes to wealthy donor, close gallery
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on 28 April, but most of the…
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Judge orders the Art Institute of Chicago to restitute Nazi-looted Schiele drawing
A New York judge ruled on Wednesday (23 April) that the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) must return a Nazi-looted…
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France to return human remains to Madagascar in first action under new law – The Art Newspaper
France will return to Madagascar the skulls of King Toera and two warriors, who were beheaded by French troops in…
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Turmoil at Bavarian state museums as director quits and state prosecutor investigates – The Art Newspaper
An escalating crisis at the Bavarian State Painting Collections, which began as a scandal over how the museum authority handles…
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Tate returns Nazi-looted Henry Gibbs painting to heirs of Jewish dealer – The Art Newspaper
A 17th-century painting by Henry Gibbs, which was looted by the Nazis and bought by Tate more than 30 years…
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Longing for home: sacred drum among first objects restituted to the US by the Netherlands – The Art Newspaper
The Pohwith winter drum is sacred to the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Native American tribe. They play, pray and dance…
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How a new online database is bringing an African focus to restitution cases – The Art Newspaper
When the French president Emmanuel Macron called for the restitution of African artefacts by the West in 2017, his statement…
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US Supreme Court reopens lawsuit over Nazi-looted Pissarro painting – The Art Newspaper
The US Supreme Court has sent a Nazi-looted art claim over a painting at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid…
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