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We report on the latest developments in provenance research and on projects funded by the Foundation, as well as offering details of important new publications, exhibitions and conferences and reporting on restitutions. Feel free to send in interesting news relating to the field of provenance research to presse@kulturgutverluste.de

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German Lost Art Foundation

Humboldtstr. 12
39112 Magdeburg

Germany
Phone:  +49 (0) 391 727 763 0
E-mail:  kontakt@kulturgutverluste.de
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German Lost Art Foundation Berlin Branch Office

Seydelstr. 18
10117 Berlin

Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 391 727 763 0
E-mail: kontakt@kulturgutverluste.de

The Help Desk offers advice and assistance to victims of the Nazi regime and their descendants on questions relating to Nazi theft of cultural property. Serving as a central and initial low-threshold point of contact in Germany, it is aimed in particular at people whose place of residence is outside Germany and who are unfamiliar with German procedures, especially in connection with cultural federalism. The Help Desk seeks to provide support in taking initial steps as well as providing further contacts and information. We will also be happy to help initiate discussions with museums and other institutions.

German Lost Art Foundation, Branch Office
Dr. Susanne Meyer-Abich
Head of Help Desk

Seydelstr. 18
10117 Berlin

Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 391 727 763 0
E-mail: helpdesk@kulturgutverluste.de

Historical inventory maps of the Landesmuseum Oldenburg

Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Oldenburg, photo: Marcus Kenzler

Nazi-looted cultural property

Mannheim University Library launches research project

26. February 2024

Historical book holdings to be systematically investigated for Nazi-looted property.

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Group photo of the initiators and hosts at the kick-off event

MVT

Nazi-looted cultural property

Thuringia Museum Association undertakes its largest-scale provenance research project

22. February 2024

17 museums are carrying out a joint first check of their collections to look for evidence of Nazi-looted property.

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Daniel Schvarcz | Jüdisches Museum München

Nazi-looted cultural property

On the death of Bernhard Purin (1963-2024)

21. February 2024

The German Lost Art Foundation mourns the loss of the Director of the Jewish Museum Munich.

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German Lost Art Foundation | photo: Stefan Deutsch

Colonial contexts

Invitation to Provenance Research Colloquium

14. February 2024

On Monday, February 26, 2024, 6 p.m., Sara Akhlaq will give a lecture on „Power and Agency in Data Infrastructures of Museum and Archival Collections“.

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German Lost Art Foundation | photo: Stefan Deutsch

Colonial contexts

Presentation of Working Paper 6/2024

13. February 2024

Invitation to the project presentation Locating Namibian Cultural Heritage in Museums and Universities in German-Speaking Countries. A Finding Aid for Provenance Research

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Nora M. Kissling, Berlin

Nazi-looted cultural property

Restitution of books belonging to the lawyer Ludwig Chodziesner

12. February 2024

Moses Mendelssohn Akademie Halberstadt restitutes items from the Ernst Wolff Book Collection.

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Kunsthalle Mannheim (Cem Yücetas)

Nazi-looted cultural property

Nazi-looted property restituted to the Austrian Chamber of Labour Library for Social Sciences in Vienna

5. February 2024

Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel returns three books.

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Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Nazi-looted cultural property

Association of Jewish Libraries survey

1. February 2024

AJL surveys the status of research in libraries.

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Kunsthalle Mannheim (Cem Yücetas)

Nazi-looted cultural property

Anneke de Rudder receives 2024 Obermayer Award

23. January 2024

Provenance researcher from Lower Saxony honoured for her dedication and commitment.

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Headquarters of the German Lost Art Foundation

Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste | Foto: Stefan Deutsch

Nazi-looted cultural property

Colonial contexts

Amendment to the funding guidelines of the German Lost Art Foundation

2. January 2024

As of 2 January 2024, modified conditions will apply to project funding in the area of Nazi-looted property and cultural goods and collections from colonial contexts.

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