Nazi-looted cultural property

New issue of "Provenienz & Forschung" published

The German Lost Art Foundation has published a new issue of the periodical "Provenienz & Forschung". Issue 1|2021 is about the topic "Libraries".

10. May 2021

Contact

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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.
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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

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

Hardly any cultural object can be collected, transported or given away as easily as a book. But books have also been confiscated, sometimes on a large scale. Behind every looted book lies a fate of persecution that must be addressed. This booklet examines provenance research in a wide variety of German library collections, including manuscripts, music and maps. Above all, it presents groundbreaking historical context research on Nazi book theft.

The booklet can be ordered from Sandstein Verlag Dresden as a printed booklet or downloaded as an e-book