Restitution

United States Capitol and reflecting pool. Source.
Why US Museums Are Bracing for More Restitution Claims
Before ringing in 2026, the US Senate unanimously approved the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, which extends and expands the original 2016 legislation allowing claims for…
An ultra-wide rectilinear stitched panorama of the Great Court of the British Museum in London, United Kingdom.
British Museum Appoints Mark Jones Interim Director Amid Crisis
The British Museum has announced that Mark Jones, a former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, would be its interim director. The announcement, which was made via news release over…
Edo peoples, Single-figure plaque, mid 16th to 17th Century. Cast copper alloy. Dallas Museum of Art.
London-based Museum to Fully Repatriate Benin Bronzes
The Benin Bronzes of Nigeria, their provenance, and the possibility of restitution have been making headlines of late. Currently scattered across the world, this collection of a thousand plus statues…
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Art Books to Add to Your Reading List Spring 2022
As I edge out of almost-post-pandemic confusion and lethargy, three books have awakened my curiosity and steered it in very different directions, together navigating the treacherous shoals of the…