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Cousin of Cornelius Gurlitt Seeks Appeal in Case Over Right to Works

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Cousin of Late Cornelius Gurlitt Challenges Will

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Kunstmuseum Bern Set to Announce Decision on Cornelius Gurlitt Trove of Artworks Donated Earlier This Year

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

Monet Landscape Found Hidden in Cornelius Gurlitt’s Suitcase

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

WSJ Looks Inside the Dealings Surrounding Cornelius Gurlitt’s Donation of Nazi-Looted Works to Bern’s Kunstmuseum

Friday, May 16th, 2014

Cornelius Gurlitt, Controversial Heir of Nazi-era Art Collection, Dies at 81

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

Cornelius Gurlitt to Return Collection of Looted Artworks

Monday, March 31st, 2014

Cornelius Gurlitt Launches Website to Clarify Points of Nazi-Looted Artwork Case

Monday, February 17th, 2014

Additional Works Seized from Salzburg Home of Cornelius Gurlitt

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

New York Times Reports on Munich Art Hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt

Monday, November 18th, 2013

Bundeskunsthalle Places First Works on View from Gurlitt Trove

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Kunstmuseum Bern Takes Control of First Works From Gurlitt Horde

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

Works from Gurlitt Art Trove to Go on View in Bonn, Germanny

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

Gurlitt Art Trove Set to Go on view in Bonn, Germany and Bern, Switzerland

Monday, February 20th, 2017

Bern’s Kunstmuseum Inherits Gurlitt Art Trove

Sunday, December 18th, 2016

German and Swiss Museums Announced Joint Exhibition of Gurlitt Trove

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Germany Renews Funding for Gurlitt Trove Research

Saturday, March 5th, 2016

Progress Report Notes 5 Works from Gurlitt Trove as Nazi Loot

Saturday, January 16th, 2016

New Foundation Taking Over Investigation for Gurlitt Art Trove

Monday, January 4th, 2016

Two Works From Gurlitt Collection Set to Return to Heirs

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

Documenta Director Wants to Show Full Gurlitt Collection

Friday, April 17th, 2015

As German Court Upholds Gurlitt Will, More Questions Arise

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

Kunstmuseum Bern Still Waiting on Gurlitt Art Trove Due to Legal Dispute

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

Art Newspaper Looks at the Life and Collection of Wolfgang Gurlitt

Friday, January 16th, 2015
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British Museum to Digitize Collection

October 18th, 2023

Following a string of controversial thefts, the British Museum has announced ambitious plans to digitize its collection. “Following the discovery that objects have been stolen from the collection, we have taken steps to improve security and are now confident that a theft of this kind can never happen again,” says interim director Mark Jones. “It is my belief that the single most important response to the thefts is to increase access, because the better a collection is known – and the more it is used – the sooner any absences are noticed.”
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Ann Philbin, Hammer Museum Head, To Retire

October 18th, 2023

Ann Philbin, director of UCLA’s Hammer Museum, has announced plans to retire. She will step down from the post in fall of 2024.
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Arthur Brand Recovers Series of Works Stolen from Dutch Town of Medemblik

October 18th, 2023

Art sleuth Arthur Brand has recovered a bundle of six paintings, stolen from the Dutch town of Medemblik this month. The works were delivered to Brand’s home after a statement that the thieves would have a hard time selling the pieces. “I’m very thankful that they decided to do the right thing. Stealing is wrong, but if you return it, at least you do something right,” he said. 
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