restitution

January 19, 2014
January 19, 2014

Once upon a time…

US Soldiers toast victory at BerchtesgadenSource: Wikipedia via US Army Once upon a time, an American private first class entered Adolf Hitler’s lair in Berchtesgaden, tantamount […]
January 19, 2014
June 9, 2014
June 9, 2014

Miscellaneous thoughts about cultural plunder

Yellow badge made mandatory by the Nazis in FranceSource: Wikipedia There is a prevalent feeling that we trivialize the Holocaust if we emphasize material losses. We […]
June 9, 2014
June 16, 2014
June 16, 2014

Provenance research—now and later (Third Installment)

In the spirit of an on-going “think-aloud” pertaining to the nature of provenance research and the art restitution movement, here are some additional thoughts for discussion. […]
June 16, 2014
May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015

The day after…

by Marc Masurovsky We just commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, at least that portion of the war being fought on the […]
May 10, 2015
October 4, 2015
October 4, 2015

Legacy Reclaimed: A Review of Dina Gold’s “Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice at Krausenstrasse 17/18, Berlin”

by Ori Z. Soltes By now many books have appeared, focused on the voracious and systematic manner in which the Nazis despoiled their—particularly Jewish—victims of cultural […]
October 4, 2015
February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016

What does restitution mean to me?

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: this is an opinion piece which reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily commit those of others to […]
February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016

When is “just and fair” fair and just?

by Marc Masurovsky It is difficult to pin down precisely the genesis of the concept known as “fair and just” or “just and fair” solution in […]
February 1, 2016
February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016

Why oppose the physical restitution of looted cultural objects?

by Marc Masurovsky When a claim is filed for the return of an object that was allegedly misappropriated during the Nazi/Fascist era and especially as a […]
February 12, 2016
February 25, 2017
February 25, 2017

Talking points

by Marc Masurovsky From 1933 to 1945, millions of cultural and artistic objects changed hands illegally as a result of Nazi persecutions. Many objects were recycled […]
February 25, 2017
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