Experts in Looted Art and Restitution; Calls for Transparency, Cites Moral Imperative January 8, 2014 — To assist in determining the extent and origin of Nazi-looted art in the collection discovered to be in the possession of Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich, Germany, the Claims Conference has recommended two experts in Holocaust-era art recovery to serve […] The post Claims Conference Recommends Two Appointees to Gurlitt Art Task Force appeared first on Claims Conference.| Claims Conference
Contact information for inquiries about the artworks discovered in Munich 1) The Coordination Office for Lost Art in Magdeburg: Koordinierungsstelle Magdeburg Turmschanzenstr. 32 39114 Magdeburg Germany Fax: 01149 391 567 3899 2) The Prosecutor’s Office in Augsburg: Staatsanwaltschaft Augsburg Herrn Leitenden Oberstaatsanwalt Nemetz 86197 Augsburg Germany Fax: 01149 821 3105-1360 3) Any Embassy or Consulate […] The post Nazi-Looted Art Trove Discovered in Munich Must Be Made Public to Aid...| Claims Conference
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 10, 2011 The Claims Conference has helped launch two initiatives to enable easier and faster searches of records of artworks and […] The post Documenting Plunder appeared first on Claims Conference.| Claims Conference
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 18, 2010 More Than 10,000 Unrestituted Nazi-looted Art Objects Now Listed on Internet The Nazi records and photographs of the looting […] The post More Than 10,000 Unrestituted Nazi-looted Art Objects Now Listed on Internet appeared first on Claims Conf...| Claims Conference
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