A global catalogue of art looted during the Nazi era is to be launched online following collaboration between museums and archive organisations in Europe and the US.
The database will bring together records of stolen objects from international sources, providing the names of victims, perpetrators and artists, digitised images and provenance documents.
Eleven bodies have agreed to merge their archives, including the Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE) and the National Archives.
CLAE chairwoman Anne Webber said: “This project is a major step forward in international cooperation to help resolve these longoutstanding issues.”
http://go.usa.gov/bwI
The database will bring together records of stolen objects from international sources, providing the names of victims, perpetrators and artists, digitised images and provenance documents.
Eleven bodies have agreed to merge their archives, including the Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE) and the National Archives.
CLAE chairwoman Anne Webber said: “This project is a major step forward in international cooperation to help resolve these longoutstanding issues.”
http://go.usa.gov/bwI
