Nazi-looted cultural property
Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen and Hamburger Kunsthalle jointly research the origin of 45 works of art
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The works in question were acquired by the foundation and are on permanent loan to the Kunsthalle exhibition venue. Since 1956, the foundation Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen has supported the collection maintained by the Kunsthalle by purchasing works of art. With the provenance research project, which is funded by the German Lost Art Foundation, the foundation is taking responsibility for the origin of the works in its possession.
The research project marks the beginning of a multi-year process of investigating the provenance of works that the foundation has acquired for Hamburg’s cultural landscape, including the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe.
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