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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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Symbolic image inventory list with magnifying glass
Nazi-looted cultural property
Colonial contexts
Wartime losses
Soviet zone / GDR
Registration deadline for certificate course at FU Berlin is 16 August 2024
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Nazi-looted cultural property
Colonial contexts
Wartime losses
Soviet zone / GDR
Sandstein Verlag has published Provenienzforschung zu Handel und Entzug [Provenance Research on Trade and Confiscation].
Konferenzsaal mit Auditorium
Nazi-looted cultural property
Colonial contexts
Wartime losses
Soviet zone / GDR
All contributions to the Annual Conference 2024 of the German Lost Art Foundation are now available in the website media library.
three Kangxi vases
Nazi-looted cultural property
Rightful heirs of the Ottmar Strauss Collection, Cologne, to receive three Kangxi vases
Historical inventory maps of the Landesmuseum Oldenburg
Nazi-looted cultural property
The 2024 summer semester series focuses on collecting and the art trade in the region.
 Japanese wooden figures (netsuke)
Nazi-looted cultural property
Art objects from the Herbert Ginsberg Collection are returned to descendants
early Corinthian jug in a showcase
Wartime losses
The early Corinthian jug was looted during the Second World War.
Working Paper 6/2024
Colonial contexts
The study is presented in Windhoek on the subject of cultural goods and collections from Namibia in institutions in German-speaking countries.
Symbolic image inventory list with magnifying glass
Nazi-looted cultural property
Colonial contexts
Wartime losses
Soviet zone / GDR
This year sees the sixth international day dedicated to celebrating provenance research.
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Nazi-looted cultural property
Colonial contexts
Soviet zone / GDR
Museum association presents a guide, reveals findings yielded by first checks at three museums, and launches a project website.