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California Lawmakers approve Bill on Stolen Art Claims

1st Sep, 2010
California lawmakers gave final approval Monday night to a bill that would extend the time period in which people can sue museums to try and recover what they believe are stolen works of art. Click for more...


Museum Wiesbaden restitutes Dutch Baroque Painting

11th Aug, 2010
On Tuesday, the 10th August 2010, the Museum Wiesbaden restituted the painting attributed to Dutch Baroque painter Pieter de Grebber (1600-1653) titled "Double Portrait of a young couple" to the heirs of Jacob and Rosa Oppenheimer. Click for more...


UCL Institute of Archaeology returns ancient objects to Thailand

10th Aug, 2010
Sixteen objects, thought to originate from the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Ban Chiang in Thailand, will be retunred to the Thia Department of Fine Arts by the UCL Institute of Archaeology. Click for more...


Leopold Museums pays $19 million to keep Egon Schiele's portrait of 'Wally'

21st Jul, 2010
Austria's Leopold Musuem paid $19 million to the heirs of the Jewish art dealer Lea Bondi Jaray to settle a decades-long dispute over Egon Schiele's portrait of his lover Wally, stolen by the Nazis in the 1930s. Click for more...


Ulster Museum wins £100, 000 Art Fund Prize

30th Jun, 2010
The Ulster Museum in Belfast has been announced as the winner of this year's 100,000 pound Art Fund Prize. Click for more...


Royal Cornwall Museum

30th Jun, 2010
Museum makes £2 million from picture sale but funds still fall short. Click for more...


Stolen Caravaggio is recovered

29th Jun, 2010
A Caravaggio painting considered to be the most valuable work of art stolen in Ukraine was recovered in Germany. Click for more...

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