10 April is Provenance Research Day

This year sees the sixth international day dedicated to celebrating provenance research.

8. April 2024

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

International Provenance Research Day is due to take place for the sixth time on 10 April 2024. More than 100 cultural institutions based in Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the USA have registered their participation to date.

The wide-ranging programme focuses on topics relating to cultural property seized as a result of Nazi persecution, cultural goods and collections from colonial contexts, and objects expropriated in the Soviet Occupation Zone/GDR, as well as histories of items and collections in general.

The day was initiated by the Research Association for Provenance Research (Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e. V.) and seeks to draw attention to the social and scholarly relevance of provenance research. Provenance Research Day is held on the second Wednesday in April each year. Museums, archives, libraries and galleries will be hosting guided tours, presentations and events to familiarise visitors with the techniques and methods used in this field of research – both on site and digitally.

For a summary and details of all activities relating to Provenance Research Day 2024, see the website of the Research Association for Provenance Research: https://www.arbeitskreis-provenienzforschung.org/veranstaltungen/.