Restitution
Two veteran lawyers from New York's Herrick Feinstein create new firm, Kaye Spiegler—and save on moving fees
The boutique firm will continue to work from the same offices, but wants to take on riskier contingency cases
Looted African works that France has promised to return to Benin will be shown in Paris museum for one last time
The exhibition Benin: the Restitution of 26 Works from the Royal Treasures of Abomey at Musée du quai Branly–Jacques Chirac will be on view for five days in October
Maqdala treasures looted by British troops returned to Ethiopia in 'largest single restitution'
At the ceremony in London, the Ethiopian ambassador renewed calls for museums to return Maqdala objects
Amsterdam to return Kandinsky sold under Nazi occupation to heirs
The decision ends a bitter dispute that damaged the reputation of Dutch restitution policy
Looted 2,700-year-old bricks—discovered in Swiss warehouse—are returned to Iran
Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says
Dusseldorf exhibition on Jewish dealer Max Stern finally opens next month—but former backers want nothing to do with it
A previous version of the show was due to open in 2018, but was cancelled at short notice. Now it is being shunned.
‘Slap in the face’: Poland passes law effectively blocking Holocaust-era art restitutions
Lawyers and collectors weigh in on new rule that sets a 30-year limit on claims to property that was stolen by Nazis and Communist leaders
National Gallery of Australia to return 13 stolen objects to India that it bought from disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor
"The decision to return the works is the culmination of years of research and due diligence," the Canberra museum says
Vienna museum director calls for time limit on Nazi-loot restitution claims
But critics say the focus should be on how provenance research can be carried out efficiently and rapidly