„Colloquium Provenance Research“ about the book „Kunst voor das Reich / Le trésor de guerre des nazis“
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German Lost Art Foundation
Humboldtstr. 12
39112 Magdeburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 391 727 763 0
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German Lost Art Foundation Berlin Branch Office
On Monday, 2nd September 2024, 6 p.m., Geert Sels introduces his book „Kunst voor das Reich / Le trésor de guerre des nazis“.
The event will take place in English.
For a few decades the research on Nazi-looted art was neglected in Belgium. That’s the situation Geert Sels, journalist at the culture desk of the Belgian newspaper “De Standaard”, encountered when he started to do research after the Gurlitt affair. “To my embarrassment I found out that Belgium did not have databases, no restitution commission and neither conducted research – although the country had paintings in its museums that came back from Nazi-Germany.”
After eight years of research Sels wrote the book “Kunst voor das Reich” in which he thoroughly depicts the history of how the Nazis acquired art in Belgium. As a result, a lot of information came to the fore that is now available for further research. One of the conclusions is that the impact is not restricted to the Belgian borders. The book has been published in Dutch and French and now plays an important role in the public discourse.
Kunst voor das Reich. Op zoek naar naziroofkunst uit België.
Geert Sels, Lannoo, 2022
EAN/ISBN: 9789401428743
Le trésor de guerre des nazis. Enquête sur le pillage d'art en Belgique.
Geert Sels, Racine, 2023
EAN/ ISBN: 9782390252184
The event will take place as a video conference via Webex. Participation is free of charge, but only possible after registration by August 30, 2024. The participants will receive their access data on the day of the event.
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German Lost Art Foundation
Heinrich Natho
Humboldtstr. 12 | 39112 Magdeburg, Germany
Phone +49 (0) 391 727 763-23
veranstaltungen@kulturgutverluste.de
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