Controversy Rages Anew over Whether Munich Museums Hold Nazi-Looted Art

Deutschlandfunk

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The Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen rejected a media report that they had not informed the owners of the subject of NS-Raubkunst in order not to have to return works of art.

zdf.de

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Serious allegations against the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen: In many works the origin is supposed to be known as NS-Raubkunst, but the heirs were not informed.

Spiegel

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For years, according to a media report, the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen have concealed evidence of predatory art in their holdings. For years, the descendants of an art dealer had claimed back works in vain.

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The SZ has internal reports suggesting that there are 200 Nazi works of art in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, including Picasso and Klee. The descendants of the mostly Jewish owners are left in the dark until today.

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Controversy Rages Anew over Whether Munich Museums Hold Nazi-Looted Art

An ongoing controversy over the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, the organization that oversees masterworks shown by Munich museums such as the Alte Pinakothek and the Museum Brandhorst, reached new heights this week after a bombshell report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. That German publication reported earlier this week that the Bavarian State Painting Collections currently holds nearly 200 works that were looted by the Nazi…

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Artworks acquired during the Nazi era are viewed as critical. They were often Jewish property and were stolen. Bavaria is now being criticized for its handling of Nazi-looted art