Submit proposals for projects now! The deadline is 1 June 2022

The German Lost Art Foundation in Magdeburg is once again providing funding for provenance research projects in the areas of “Nazi-Looted Property” and “Colonial Contexts”. The next deadline for proposal submission for long-term funding in both fields is 1 June 2022. The Foundation funds individual, short-term research in both areas throughout the year without a time limit.

21. April 2021

Contact

Do you have any questions?

Do feel free to get in touch with us directly – whether at the Foundation’s headquarters in Magdeburg or at our branch office in Berlin.
See here for answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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

Research area “Nazi-Looted Property”
In the research area “Nazi-Looted Property”, privately funded institutions (e.g. museums, archives, associations, companies) and private individuals in Germany are also eligible to apply in addition to public institutions. The Foundation provides funding for systematic inventory assessments and basic research on the historical context of Nazi cultural property confiscations as well as for the indexing of archive holdings and the reconstruction of private collections that were seized, divided up or destroyed under the Nazi regime as a result of persecution.

Clarification of the provenance of private collections is also eligible for funding if there is a suspicion of confiscation as a result of persecution.

Since January 2019, the Foundation has also funded projects that serve to identify the heirs of objects from collections seized as a result of persecution for which provenance research has already been carried out. The aim of proposals in this funding area should be to reach a just and fair settlement with the heirs in the spirit of the Washington Principles of 1998 and the Joint Declaration of 1999.
Further information on the funding area “Nazi-Looted Property” and the current application form

for public institutions
for private institutions
for private individuals

The German Lost Art Foundation will be happy to advise you in person on issues of subject matter as well as formal questions.

Please note that advice can only be provided up until 15 May 2022. For this purpose, please contact:
Cathleen Tasler
Project Advisor (“Nazi-Looted Property” – public institutions)
Humboldtstraße 12 | 39112 Magdeburg
Tel.: +49 (0) 391 727 763 21
E-mail: cathleen.tasler@kulturgutverluste.de

Sandra Leinert
Project advice (“Nazi-Looted Property” – private institutions and private individuals)
Humboldtstraße 12 | 39112 Magdeburg
Tel.: +49 (0) 391 727 763 31
E-mail: sandra.leinert@kulturgutverluste.de

Research area “Colonial Contexts”
Since the beginning of 2019, the Foundation has funded long-term and short-term projects relating to cultural goods and collections from colonial contexts.

The following are eligible to apply: institutions under public law and private institutions that are recognized as non-profit organizations in accordance with § 59 in conjunction with § 52 of the German Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung). The applicant institution must be based in Germany and collect, preserve or conduct research into cultural and collection material from colonial contexts. This includes museums, universities and other research institutions.

The Foundation provides funding for concrete research into objects, collections and larger holdings, but also supports basic research and research on the historical context where this concerns issues that are of fundamental importance to provenance research beyond specific objects. Both individual projects and consortium projects are funded. Special attention is given to cooperation with the societies and countries of origin, which can be involved in the projects through cooperation. As of this year, it is also possible to apply for funding for projects dealing with the indexing, cataloguing and analysis of archival records and documents.
Further information on the funding area “Colonial Contexts” and the current application form

The German Lost Art Foundation will be happy to advise you in person on issues of subject matter as well as formal questions. Please note that this advisory service is mandatory but is only available up until 15 May 2022 . In view of this, please be sure to contact our branch office in Berlin as early as possible:
Sarah Fründt
Project Advisor (“Colonial Contexts”)
Seydelstraße 18 | 10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 2338493 83
E-mail: sarah.fruendt@kulturgutverluste.de

Dr. Jan Hüsgen
Project Advisor (“Colonial Contexts”)
Seydelstraße 18 | 10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 2338493 82
E-mail: jan.huesgen@kulturgutverluste.de