US EditionIn First, Netherlands Hands 'Heirless' Art Looted in Holocaust to Local Jews
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Dutch Panel Has Idea for 'Orphaned' Nazi-Looted Art
The Netherlands is weighing a new home for thousands of artworks the Nazis took from Jews—pieces that have been deemed "orphaned" by the state. A government-appointed committee on Wednesday proposed placing the country's so-called NK Collection —which the New York Times reports "consists entirely of art and cultural objects...
It concerns Nazi looted art whose owners can no longer be traced.
In 2021, the Netherlands became the first country to decide what should happen to orphaned looted art: return it to the Jewish community. But how do you do that? A report on the matter was presented on Wednesday. NRC spoke with Chanan Hertzberger and Lodewijk Asscher, who were closely involved in the advice.
In first, Netherlands hands 'heirless' art looted in Holocaust to local Jews
A committee tasked with deciding who should be responsible for valuables taken from Jews that were never claimed also proposes that stolen art works exhibited at Dutch museums be clearly labelled as such
Dutch Commission Recommends New Guardianship for ‘Orphaned’ Nazi-Looted Art
A committee appointed by the Dutch government has come up with a plan for a state-owned collection’s controversial holdings, reports the New York Times. The Netherlands Art Property Collection (known as the NK Collection) comprises thousands of priceless objects, including paintings worth millions by Dutch Golden Age masters, repatriated by the Allies from Germany to the Netherlands after World War II. Most of these objects were looted from Je…
Not the state, but the Jewish community should have a say in what happens to looted Jewish art. This is the advice a commission investigating the matter has given to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has given. The art should go to a foundation yet to be established. "We know that for a large part of these artworks, you will never find a surviving relative again, so it is important to do something with them and not just have t…
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