German museum returns sculpture stolen by Nazis from man killed in concentration camp
A German museum is returning the 'Dancing Girls Fountain', a sculpture stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish businessman, to his heirs after a lengthy legal battle.
The Government Fails to Comply with the Fight It Championed by Law Against the Francoist Pillage of Art
Spain's government has not met the deadlines set by the Democratic Memory Law for the restitution of art seized during the Franco regime, leading to a loss of hope for the recovery of thousands of confiscated artworks.
$36 million painting disputed by heirs of Hitler's refugee in Brazil
Heirs of a Jewish banker who fled Nazi Germany are claiming ownership of a valuable painting in a restitution process against a German museum.
Manuel Borja-Villel: 'The current museum is based on violence and precarity'
Former Reina Sofía director Manuel Borja-Villel critiques the expansion of museums and calls for improvements in labor conditions and the restitution of artworks in his recent report.
Manuel Borja-Villel: "The current museum is based on violence and precariousness"
Former Reina Sofía director Manuel Borja-Villel critiques the current museum model's reliance on violence and precarious situations while calling for structural changes in public museum operations in Catalonia.
Nigeria: Cambridge University Museum Set to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
A museum at Cambridge University is set to return approximately 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a restitution initiative following a formal request by Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
Heirs of Pissarro sue the Met over painting sold under Nazi coercion
Heirs of a Jewish art collector persecuted by the Nazis are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York over a Camille Pissarro painting that was allegedly sold under duress in 1941.
The heirs of the Pissarro painting at the Met say it was sold under Nazi pressure
Heirs of a Jewish art collector claim that a Pissarro painting sold to the Met was forced under duress from the Nazis, while the museum insists the sale was fair.