Researchers for the World Jewish Restitution Organization said families whose art was stolen or disappeared in the Holocaust now face a harder time tracking works on the internet.
Category: Arts and Antiquities Looting
Rebuilding a Historic Jewish Library, Book by Book
The Nazis seized tens of thousands of books from the Jewish Theological Seminary in Budapest, but the works are making their way back, including one being returned in New York this week.
Louvre Museum Names Advocate for African Art Repatriation as Next ‘Great Thinker’
The appointment of Bénédicte Savoy underscores France’s changing views on the issue of returning artifacts that were wrongly taken during the colonial period.
Sylvain Amic, Musée d’Orsay President Who Aimed to Democratize Art, Dies at 58
His formative years in sub-Saharan Africa had made him sensitive to France’s restitution of treasures taken from the continent during colonial times.
Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture
The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.
Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale Anyway.
A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000.
Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii
The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient Roman city.
Met Museum Surrenders Artifacts Thought Looted From Iraq
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the objects had been identified as illicit during an investigation of an art dealer suspected of having trafficked in stolen antiquities.
India Seeks to Block Auction of Buddhist Religious Relics
A collection of jewels and holy relics is set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. Now, the Indian government says it’s not theirs to sell.
Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead.
