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Kunsthistoriker im Krieg – Deutscher Militärischer Kunstschutz in Italien 1943–1945
Christian Fuhrmeister, Johannes Griebel, Stephan Klingen and Ralf Peters, eds. - February 2012
Christian Fuhrmeister, Johannes Griebel, Stephan Klingen and Ralf Peters, eds. - February 2012
"Beschlagnahmte Bücher". Reichstauschstelle und Preussische Staatsbibliothek zwischen 1933 und 1945. Aspekte der Literaturversorgung unter der Herrschaft des Nationalsozialismus
Cornelia Briel - February 2012
Cornelia Briel - February 2012
The Return of Cultural and Historical Treasures: the Case of the Netherlands
Jos van Beurden - January 2012
Jos van Beurden - January 2012
«Es ist was Wahnsinniges mit der Kunst» Alfred Flechtheim. Sammler, Kunsthändler, Verleger
Ottfried Dascher - December 2011
Ottfried Dascher - December 2011
NS-Provenienz-forschung an österreichischen Bibliotheken. Anspruch und Wirklichkeit
Bruno Bauer, Christina Köstner-Pemsel, Markus Stumpf, eds. - November 2011
Bruno Bauer, Christina Köstner-Pemsel, Markus Stumpf, eds. - November 2011
Taking it Personally: The Individual Liability of Museum Personnel
Ruth Redmond-Cooper and Norman Palmer, eds - November 2011
Ruth Redmond-Cooper and Norman Palmer, eds - November 2011
Lunching under the Goya. Jewish Collectors in Budapest at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Konstantin Akinsha - October 2011
Konstantin Akinsha - October 2011
Unlikely Collaboration: Gertrude Stein, Bernard Fay, and the Vichy Dilemma
Barbara Will - September 2011
Barbara Will - September 2011
Neglected Witnesses: The Fate of Jewish Ceremonial Objects during the Second World War and After
Julie-Marthe Cohen with Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek eds - September 2011
Julie-Marthe Cohen with Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek eds - September 2011
Cultural Heritage Conventions and Other Instruments: A Compendium with Commentaries
Patrick J. O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott - September 2011
Patrick J. O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott - September 2011
Nazi Art Theft: Still Unsolved
Max Amichai Heppner - June 2011
Booklet posted online about the theft of paintings from the dealer, Albert Heppner, in Amsterdam and his son's continuing search for them. To read the booklet, click here.
Max Amichai Heppner - June 2011
Booklet posted online about the theft of paintings from the dealer, Albert Heppner, in Amsterdam and his son's continuing search for them. To read the booklet, click here.
Cultural Heritage & Arts Review
American Society of International Law - January 2011
Second issue of the Journal, with articles on restitution, immunity from seizure, US state laws, protection of cultural property in war, and other issues.
American Society of International Law - January 2011
Second issue of the Journal, with articles on restitution, immunity from seizure, US state laws, protection of cultural property in war, and other issues.
Lost Lives, Lost Art: Jewish Collectors, Nazi Art Theft, and the Quest for Justice
Melissa Müller and Monika Tatzkow - November 2010
Melissa Müller and Monika Tatzkow - November 2010
Vorderasiatisches [Middle Eastern] Museum Berlin Loses World War II Trophy Art Case in New York; First German Cultural Institution to Fail on Claim for Return in United States Court"
Thomas Kline - July 2010
Thomas Kline - July 2010
Hitler's Holy Relics: A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire
Sidney Kirkpatrick - May 2010
Sidney Kirkpatrick - May 2010
Images d'un pillage: album de la spoliation des juifs à Paris, 1940-1944
Sarah Gensburger - April 2010
Sarah Gensburger - April 2010
Report on the symposium “Restitution – problems, experiences, controversies on 11 November 2009 in Wiesbaden, Germany
Dr Jens Hoppe - January 2010
Dr Jens Hoppe - January 2010
Jewish Refugees from Germany and Austria in Britain, 1933-1970: Their Image in ‘AJR Information’
Dr Anthony Grenville - January 2010
Dr Anthony Grenville - January 2010
The Restitution of Cultural Assets. Causes of Action – Obstacles to Restitution – Developments
Beat Schönenberger - September 2009
Beat Schönenberger - September 2009
"Reconciling Policy and Equity: The Ability of the Internal Revenue Code to Resolve Disputes Regarding Nazi-Looted Art
Joseph F Sawka - September 2009
Joseph F Sawka - September 2009
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Robert M Edsel with Bret Witter - August 2009
Robert M Edsel with Bret Witter - August 2009
The Venus Fixers: The Untold Story of the Allied Soldiers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II
Ilaria Dagnini Brey - April 2009
Ilaria Dagnini Brey - April 2009
Artful Tom
Thomas Hoving - April 2009
A memoir by Thomas Hoving, a former Director of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, published in serial form in Artnet Magazine.
Thomas Hoving - April 2009
A memoir by Thomas Hoving, a former Director of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, published in serial form in Artnet Magazine.
Nazi Looted Art in the Second Circuit: Recent Developments
Jennifer Anglim Kreder and Lucille Roussin - April 2009
Jennifer Anglim Kreder and Lucille Roussin - April 2009
Vlug Report 25 December 1945
Jean Vlug - March 2009
The confidential Detailed Interrogation Report No. 1 on the art looting activities of Kajetan Mühlmann and the Dienststelle Mühlmann dated 25 December 1945 is made available here in its entirety (218 pages).
Jean Vlug - March 2009
The confidential Detailed Interrogation Report No. 1 on the art looting activities of Kajetan Mühlmann and the Dienststelle Mühlmann dated 25 December 1945 is made available here in its entirety (218 pages).
Pictures at an Exhibition
Sara Houghteling - February 2009
A novel about a family's attempt to recover works of art looted by the Nazis during the occupation of France.
Sara Houghteling - February 2009
A novel about a family's attempt to recover works of art looted by the Nazis during the occupation of France.
Nazi-Era Art Claims in the United States:10 years after the Washington Conference
David Rowland - February 2009
A paper given by New York lawyer, David Rowland, at the New York Federal Bar Council Winter Bench and Bar Conference 16 February 2009.
David Rowland - February 2009
A paper given by New York lawyer, David Rowland, at the New York Federal Bar Council Winter Bench and Bar Conference 16 February 2009.
Verlorene Bilder, verlorene Leben. Jüdische Sammler und was aus ihren Kunstwerken wurde
Melissa Müller and Monika Tatzkow - January 2009
(Lost Pictures, Lost Lives: Jewish collectors and the fate of their works of art)
Melissa Müller and Monika Tatzkow - January 2009
(Lost Pictures, Lost Lives: Jewish collectors and the fate of their works of art)
Art of the Defeat, France 1940-1944
Laurence Bertrand Dorléac - January 2009
An unflinching look at the art scene in France during the Nazi occupation.
Laurence Bertrand Dorléac - January 2009
An unflinching look at the art scene in France during the Nazi occupation.
Kunst-Transfers. Thesen und Visionen zur Restitution von Kunstwerken
Stefan Koldehoff, Gilbert Lupfer, Martin Roth (eds) - December 2008
(Art Transfers. Theses and Visions concerning the restitution of works of art)
Stefan Koldehoff, Gilbert Lupfer, Martin Roth (eds) - December 2008
(Art Transfers. Theses and Visions concerning the restitution of works of art)
Have U.S. Museums Lived Up to the Promise of the Washington Conference? The Case for Mandatory Referral to Third Party Resolution
David Rowlands - December 2008
David Rowlands - December 2008
The Story of 'Street Scene': Restitution of Nazi Looted Art, Case and Controversy
Gunnar Schnabel and Monika Tatzkow - 2008
Gunnar Schnabel and Monika Tatzkow - 2008
Karl Haberstock. Umstrittener Kunsthändler und Mäzen
Horst Keßler - November 2008
(Karl Haberstock: Controversial art dealer and patron)
Horst Keßler - November 2008
(Karl Haberstock: Controversial art dealer and patron)
Robbing the Jews: The Confiscation of Jewish Property in the Holocaust, 1933–1945
Martin Dean - November 2008
The first fully comprehensive study on the confiscation of Jewish property in the Holocaust.
Martin Dean - November 2008
The first fully comprehensive study on the confiscation of Jewish property in the Holocaust.
Livres pillés, lectures surveillés: les bibliothèques françaises sous l'Occupation
Martine Poulain - October 2008
The first book on the looting of millions of books in France from public and private libraries during WW2, written by Martine Poulain, Director of the INHA library, Paris.
Martine Poulain - October 2008
The first book on the looting of millions of books in France from public and private libraries during WW2, written by Martine Poulain, Director of the INHA library, Paris.
The Shameful Peace
Frederic Spotts - October 2008
The first full account of how France's artistic leaders, Gide and Celine, Picasso and Matisse, Cortot and Messiaen, and Cocteau and Gabin, lived under the German occupation, recording the compromises and treacheries of some of the intellectual community.
Frederic Spotts - October 2008
The first full account of how France's artistic leaders, Gide and Celine, Picasso and Matisse, Cortot and Messiaen, and Cocteau and Gabin, lived under the German occupation, recording the compromises and treacheries of some of the intellectual community.
Looted! Current questions regarding the cultural looting by the National Socialists in Europe
Marie-Paul Jungblut (ed) - October 2008
Documentation of an exhibition in Luxembourg on art looting by the Nazis and contributions to an international symposium during the exhibition in October 2005.
Marie-Paul Jungblut (ed) - October 2008
Documentation of an exhibition in Luxembourg on art looting by the Nazis and contributions to an international symposium during the exhibition in October 2005.
.. wesentlich mehr Fälle als ange- nommen: 10 Jahre Kommission für Provenienzforschung
Gabriele Anderl et al - October 2008
The first ten years of the Austrian Commission for Provenance Research, established in 1998 under the 1998 Austrian restitution legislation, to undertake research in Austrian federal collections to identify Nazi-looted cultural property.
Gabriele Anderl et al - October 2008
The first ten years of the Austrian Commission for Provenance Research, established in 1998 under the 1998 Austrian restitution legislation, to undertake research in Austrian federal collections to identify Nazi-looted cultural property.
Looting and Restitution: Jewish-Owned Cultural Artifacts from 1933 to the Present
Inka Bertz and Michael Dorrmann (eds) - September 2008
The catalogue from the Jewish Museum Berlin's eponymous exhibition.
Inka Bertz and Michael Dorrmann (eds) - September 2008
The catalogue from the Jewish Museum Berlin's eponymous exhibition.
Bibliotheken in der NS-Zeit. Provenienzforschung und Bibliotheksgeschichte (Libraries in the Nazi period. Provenance Research and Library History)
Stefan Alker, Christina Köstner, Markus Stumpf (eds) - 2008
Stefan Alker, Christina Köstner, Markus Stumpf (eds) - 2008
Report of the UK's Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of pieces of porcelain in the possession of the British Museum, London and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Spoliation Advisory Panel - June 2008
Spoliation Advisory Panel - June 2008
Gvilim Nisrafim v'Otiot Porhot (Burning Scrolls and Flying Letters)
Dov Schidorsky - June 2008
The story of the preservation by the Nazis of Jewish book collections and their redistribution after the war by Jewish and American organisations.
Dov Schidorsky - June 2008
The story of the preservation by the Nazis of Jewish book collections and their redistribution after the war by Jewish and American organisations.
NS-Raubgut in Bibliotheken.Suche, Ergebnisse, Perspektiven. (Nazi-Looted Property in Libraries: Search, Results, Perspective.)
Regine Dehnel (ed) - May 2008
Regine Dehnel (ed) - May 2008
Binding advice concerning the dispute over the restitution of: A Prayer before Supper by Jan Toorop from the estate of E. Flersheim
Dutch Restitution Committee - April 2008
Dutch Restitution Committee - April 2008
Gedenkbuch: Memorial Book for the German Victims of the Holocaust
Bundesarchiv Germany - January 2008
Bundesarchiv Germany - January 2008
NS-Raubgut, Reichstauschstelle und Preussische Staatsbibliothek - National Socialist Plunder, Reich Exchange Office and the Prussian State Library
Hans Erich Bödeker, Gerd-Josef Bötte, eds - December 2007
Hans Erich Bödeker, Gerd-Josef Bötte, eds - December 2007
Plundered and Rebuilt: The Polish Military Museum during the Second World War and After
Roman Matuszewski and Jolanta Kozimor - 2007
Roman Matuszewski and Jolanta Kozimor - 2007
Returned from Russia: Nazi Archival Plunder in Western Europe and Recent Restitution Issues
Patricia Kennedy Grimsted, F G Hoogewoud, Eric Ketelaar, eds - November 2007
Patricia Kennedy Grimsted, F G Hoogewoud, Eric Ketelaar, eds - November 2007
Report of the UK's Spoliation Advisory Panel in Respect of three Rubens paintings now in the possession of the Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Spoliation Advisory Panel - November 2007
Spoliation Advisory Panel - November 2007
Reconciling Individual and Group Justice with the Need for Repose in Nazi-Looted Art Disputes: Creation of an International Tribunal
Jennifer Kreder - November 2007
Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 73, December 2007.
Jennifer Kreder - November 2007
Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 73, December 2007.
The Banker's Daughter
Caroline Thonger - November 2007
Caroline Thonger - November 2007
The story of the family of Max Steinthal, director of the Deutsche Bank in Berlin, and his daughter Eva, whose lives and great art collection were devastated by the Nazis.
Report on the Final Report to the Royal Irish Academy by the Hunt Museum Evaluation Group, June 2006
Lynn Nicholas - September 2007
Lynn Nicholas - September 2007
Eine Debatte ohne Ende? Raubkunst und Restitution im deutschsprachigen Raum
Julius H Schoeps and Anna-Dorothea Ludewig, eds - September 2007
Proceedings of a conference held in Potsdam 22-24 April 2007.
Julius H Schoeps and Anna-Dorothea Ludewig, eds - September 2007
Proceedings of a conference held in Potsdam 22-24 April 2007.
Restitution von Kunstwerken aus jüdischem Besitz
Sabine Rudolph - August 2007
Legal issues affecting the restitution of artworks in Germany.
Sabine Rudolph - August 2007
Legal issues affecting the restitution of artworks in Germany.
Origins Unknown
R E O Ekkart - June 2007
Final report with CD-ROM of the Dutch government's Ekkart Committee.
R E O Ekkart - June 2007
Final report with CD-ROM of the Dutch government's Ekkart Committee.
Kulturgüter im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Verlagerung - Auffindung - Rückführung (Cultural Property in the Second World War: Displacement, Location and Repatriation)
Koordinierungsstelle für Kulturgutverluste, Madgeburg (Eds) - 2007
Koordinierungsstelle für Kulturgutverluste, Madgeburg (Eds) - 2007
Im Labyrinth des Rechts? Wege zum Kulturgüterschutz (In the Legal Labyrinth? Paths towards Cultural Property Protection)
Susanne Schoen and Andrea Baresel-Brand (eds) - 2007
Susanne Schoen and Andrea Baresel-Brand (eds) - 2007
Nazi Looted Art: Handbuch Kunstrestitution weltweit
Monika Tatzkow, Gunnar Schnabel - February 2007
International art restitution handbook.
Monika Tatzkow, Gunnar Schnabel - February 2007
International art restitution handbook.
Confronting the Perpetrators: A History of the Claims Conference
Marilyn Henry - November 2006
An account of the work of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference).
Marilyn Henry - November 2006
An account of the work of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference).
Rescuing Da Vinci
Robert M Edsel - November 2006
A rich photographic and written account of the Allies' efforts to save and recover the art treasures looted or threatened by the Nazis.
Robert M Edsel - November 2006
A rich photographic and written account of the Allies' efforts to save and recover the art treasures looted or threatened by the Nazis.
Vitalizing Memory: International Perspectives on Provenance Research
American Association of Museums - 2005
Proceedings of the American Association of Museums' International Provenance Research Colloquium held in Washington DC in November 2004.
American Association of Museums - 2005
Proceedings of the American Association of Museums' International Provenance Research Colloquium held in Washington DC in November 2004.
Nazi Looting: The Plunder of Dutch Jewry During the Second World War
Gerard Aalders - 2004
A comprehensive account of the pillage of Jewish properties during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Gerard Aalders - 2004
A comprehensive account of the pillage of Jewish properties during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Was einmal war: Handbuch der enteigneten Kunstsammlungen Wiens
Sophie Lillie - November 2003
A handbook of Vienna's plundered art collections.
Sophie Lillie - November 2003
A handbook of Vienna's plundered art collections.
Confiscation of Jewish Property in Europe, 1933–1945, New Sources and Perspectives
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies USHMM 2003 - March 2003
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies USHMM 2003 - March 2003
Introduction to International Law of Restitution of Works of Art Looted During Armed Conflicts: Part IV
Wojciech Kowalski - June 1998
Wojciech Kowalski - June 1998
Conference "The Restitution of Cultural Treasures: Problems of Repatriation and Common Usage" in Minsk
Alexander Fedoruk - August 1997
Alexander Fedoruk - August 1997
Introduction to International Law of Restitution of Works of Art Looted during Armed Conflicts. Part III
Wojciech Kowalski - August 1997
Wojciech Kowalski - August 1997
International Conference 'Libraries, Books, Ideology during the Second World War' in Jurmala (Latvia)
Andrzej Mezynski - August 1997
Andrzej Mezynski - August 1997
The Role of UNESCO "Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property" in the Resolution of Disputes Concerning Cultural Property Removed in Consequence of the Second World War
Lyndel V. Prott and Jan Hladik - August 1997
Lyndel V. Prott and Jan Hladik - August 1997
Introduction to International Law of Restitution of Works of Art Looted During Armed Conflicts. Part II
Wojciech Kowalski - December 1996
Wojciech Kowalski - December 1996
Introduction to the International Law on the Restitution of Works of Art Looted During Armed Conflicts. Part I
Wojciech Kowalski - July 1996
Wojciech Kowalski - July 1996
Principles for the Resolution of Disputes Concerning Cultural Heritage Displaced During the Second World War
Lyndel Prott - December 1995
Lyndel Prott - December 1995
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