The restitution is the result of intensive provenance research and "another important step in coming to terms with Nazi looted art." According to documents, after the National Socialists seized power ...

That is the ruling of the court in The Hague. The heirs wanted the masterpieces back because, in their view, the museum exhibits the valuable paintings too infrequently. Bredius (1855-1946) was ...

Spain’s National Police recovered two 17th-century oil paintings on oval pine panels by Sevillian artist Lucas Valdés. The artworks, which belonged to the Hospital of the Venerable Priests of Seville, ...

Minister Dr. Bizimana explained that this is part of a large-scale project planned to be implemented over a two-year period and that a collaboration agreement has already been signed. He said, ...

The painting Portrait of a Young Girl by the Dutch painter Toon Kelder (1894-1973), was once part of the famous collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker from Amsterdam. Since the war, ...

In the aftermath of WW2, over 100,000 cultural artifacts were declared looted. Approximately 60,000 works were recovered in Germany and Austria because they had been looted or purchased in France ...

The statement follows the recent resignation of the event's international jury in protest against the participation of Israel and Russia. The five-member jury stepped down just days before the ...

Still Life is a masterpiece by Marthe Donas (Antwerp, October 26, 1885 – Audregnies, January 31, 1967), a pioneer among female abstract painters. Though her work remained underexposed for decades, ...

Pi Li, the former head of art at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun, revealed that he is the founding director and first employee of Rong Museum, a cultural institution with around 4,500 square metres in total ...

The 1954 Hague Convention and its supplementary provisions obligate nations to protect cultural property in the event of armed conflict, Dabirinejad underlined. The convention, established after World ...

YUFE is a university alliance comprising ten European institutions, including the University of Bremen. Their shared goal is to establish an open and inclusive European university. This network offers ...

A landmark auction record for a Saudi artist was achieved early in the sale as Safeya Binzagr’s Coffee Shop in Madina Road realised $2.1 million, more than ten times its high estimate ...