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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
Germany
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) 30 2338493 85
E-mail: helpdesk@kulturgutverluste.de

German Lost Art Foundation | photo: Stefan Deutsch

Nazi-looted cultural property

Colonial contexts

Wartime losses

Soviet zone / GDR

On the statement by the cultural institutions of Saxony-Anhalt

21. April 2026

The German Lost Art Foundation supports the joint statement issued by the cultural institutions of Saxony-Anhalt on 16 April 2026 opposing a nationalist-oriented cultural policy.

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Kunsthalle Mannheim (Cem Yücetas)

Nazi-looted cultural property

Interim report on Andreina Schwegler-Torré published

17. April 2026

The art dealer’s life stages, trading networks and business strategies have been systematically reconstructed for the first time.

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Headquarters of the German Lost Art Foundation

German Lost Art Foundation | photo: Stefan Deutsch

Nazi-looted cultural property

Colonial contexts

Wartime losses

Soviet zone / GDR

Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual Conference

15. April 2026

Proposals for “The Future of Digital Provenance Research – Dreams and Realities” may be submitted until June 30, 2026.

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Symbolic image inventory list with magnifying glass

Sammlung Schriften, Museum Fünf Kontinente Munich | photo: Nicolai Kästner

Nazi-looted cultural property

Colonial contexts

Wartime losses

Soviet zone / GDR

8 April marks International Provenance Research Day 2026!

2. April 2026

More than 130 cultural institutions in eight countries present their work in museums, libraries and archives.

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Paintings: a child looking out the window, a child sitting at a desk, a child sitting on the floor

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen | Sibylle Forster

Nazi-looted cultural property

Restitution of a painting to the heirs of Curt Goldschmidt

31. March 2026

Bavarian State Painting Collections return Interior with Children (The Siblings) by Lesser Ury.

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A 16th-century painting. It depicts Elector Frederick the Wise.

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Wartime losses

War loss returns to the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

27. March 2026

After more than 80 years, a Cranach painting has been returned to the holdings of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD).

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Kunsthalle Mannheim (Cem Yücetas)

Nazi-looted cultural property

Provenance research in education and outreach

26. March 2026

Invitation to the working group Objektgeschichten, Erinnerung und Vermittlung. Impulse und Methoden [Object histories, memory and outreach. Ideas and methods] in connection with the project Art, Looting, and Restitution – Forgotten Life Stories.

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German Lost Art Foundation | photo: Stefan Deutsch

Nazi-looted cultural property

Colonial contexts

Wartime losses

Soviet zone / GDR

Robra meets the Foundation Board of the German Lost Art Foundation

19. March 2026

The Minister of State and Minister for Culture announced the extension of the lease between the State of Saxony-Anhalt and the German Lost Art Foundation.

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