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WYWH: In Search of What Was Lost – A Panel with Holocaust Provenance Experts

Dirck Hals and Dirck van Delen "A merry company in a palatial interior, with musicians and tric-trac players" oil on panel, 36 ½ x 61...
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The Patron State: A Case Study of the Government Indemnity Scheme in the United Kingdom

Pennell, Joseph, Interior, Fitzwilliam Museum. 28.1 x 30.6 cm (11 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.). Nation Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (accession number 1979.20.96) By...
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When Beauty Has a History: The Journey of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers to Japan

Amanda Buonaiuto, Photograph of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers hanging in Sompo Museum of Art in Tokyo, August 29, 2026. By Amanda Buonaiuto Alongside the development of...
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When Museums Become Crime Scenes: Who Carries the Risk When Art Is Stolen?

Photo Credit: Aurelia Stauner, "Outside Louvre." By Aurelia Stauner Within the last year, Europe has seen a positive flood of art crimes, and one can’t...
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“Authentic” Forgeries: Chang Dai-chien and Chinese Copies

Left: Chang Dai-chien, Four Geese attributed to Bada Shanren, hanging scroll; ink on paper Right: Zhu Da (Bada Shanren), Four Geese, hanging scroll; ink on...
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The Spoils: A Fight for Nazi-Looted Art and the Weight of the Burden of Proof

Poster for The Spoils (2024), directed by Jamie Kastner By Savannah Weiler Jamie Kastner’s 2024 documentary The Spoils explores the complex negotiations and setbacks Nazi-era...
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Book Review: “All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art” (2024)

By Guest Writer All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art by Orlando Whitfield is a compelling and thoroughly engaging recollection of...
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From the Canvas to the Courtroom: Discovering Artistic Collections in Legal Locations

By Parsa Zaheri While the intersections between the arts and the legal field can often seem nebulous or obscure, there is perhaps no clearer expression...
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Who owns African Art?

By Delela Ndela and Adenike Fapohunda The ongoing conversation about the ownership of African art tends to center historical works and cultural artifacts. From the...
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Celestial Art Law: An Exploration of the Artistic Landscape and Laws Governing Art in Space

By Nikki Vafai[1] Since time immemorial, space has been a point of inspiration and perplexity to those who glance upon it. Artists have gazed up...
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Vermeer: The Dutch Golden Age makes it back to the Netherlands

By Filip Radzikowski Vermeer – once in a lifetime? Coined the ‘Blockbuster exhibition of the year’[1], the largest to-date retrospective of Vermeer’s artworks hosted by...
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WYWH: “Arte Liberata” – An Exhibition to Investigate the Italian Struggle to Protect the Country’s Cultural Heritage during World War II *

By Livia Solaro [caption id="attachment_57509" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Frans Floris' "The Sin of Adam and Eve" (beginning of the XVII century). On the right, a photo...
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