As part of the commitment of the National Jewish MuseumTM to the recovery of Holocaust-era cultural assets, we are pleased to offer a Holocaust Art Resource List as well as selected art postings in the form of a virtual gallery from the holdings of the National Jewish MuseumTM. Click here to visit the virtual gallery.
While we are not able to undertake claims on behalf of individuals, prospective claimants may wish to contact the Holocaust Claims Processing Office of the New York State Banking Department (see below), which does offer such assistance. Most of the sites listed provide information, links to resources, and opportunities to search databases and register losses.
Resource List:
Art Loss Register
108 W. 39th Street
Suite 506
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: 212-297-0941
Fax: 212-354-9020
Email: newyork@artloss.com
Website: www.artloss.com
Claimants who are Holocaust victims may register their losses free of charge.
Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property 1933-1945
76 Gloucester Place
London W1U 6HJ
England
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7487 3401
Fax: +44 (0)20 7487 4211
Email: info@lootedart.com
Website: www.lootedart.com
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference)
1359 Broadway
Room 2020
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: 646-536-9100
Fax: 212-679-2126
Email: info@claimscon.org
Website: www.claimscon.org
This site publishes a variety of useful information, links to other organizations, and a form for registering a loss.
Holocaust Claims Processing Office of the New York State Banking Department
1 State Street
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: 800-695-3318, direct line: 212-709-5583
Fax: 212-709-5592
Email: claimsques@banking.state.ny.us
Website: http://www.claims.state.ny.us
This office will research art claims, and assist claimants to secure documentation, to establish ownership of any property located. It will assist any claimant regardless of residence.
The Lost Art Internet Database
Telephone: +49 0 391 567 3891
Fax: +49 0 391 567 3899
Email: lostart@mk.sachsen-anhalt.de
Website: www.lostart.de
A project of the Federal Government of Germany and its federal states, this site is in German, English, and Russian. Losses may be registered and the database searched. "We also publish reports by private persons or institutions about objects that have been found in their possession and are estimated to be Nazi loot or surely are."
Musées Nationaux Recuperation (MNR)
French Ministry of Culture and Communication
Web site: www.culture.fr/documentation/mnr/pres.htm
The MNR provides a database listing those works returned to France after WWII that are currently in the care of French museums and remain unclaimed by their owners. The site, which is in French, may be searched online.
National Museum Directors' Conference
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW72RL
Email: nmcd@nationalmuseums.org.uk
Fax: 020 7 942 2162
Website: www.nationalmuseums.org.uk
The site provides links to British national museums that publish lists of their holdings with questionable provenance. Documents, news, and reports are also available. From the home page, click on SPOLIATION.
Nazi-era Provenance Internet Portal
1575 I Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Email: nepip@aam-us.org
Phone: 202-289-9121
Fax: 202-289-6578
Website: www.nepip.org
This site, established by the American Association of Museums, presents listings from museums throughout the United States of works in their collections, which may have unclear provenance for the Nazi era.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Website: www.ushmm.org
A list of resources, organized by country, is posted on the website. It includes mailing addresses and/or Web links and other useful information. From home page, scroll down to RESEARCH and click on Holocaust-Era Assets.
Additional Resources:
Trace
Offices in Palo Alto, Calif., London, and Tel-Aviv
Email: info@trace.com
Website: www.tracelootedart.com
The largest global online database of lost, stolen, and seized property.
The Getty Provenance Index Databases
Telephone: 310-440-7390
Fax: 310-440-7780
Website: www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/provenance_index
Includes: Guide to Holocaust-era Research Resources.
Origins Unknown
Website: http://www.originsunknown.org/
Specifically sold, robbed, or confiscated art from WWII that is being held by the Dutch state in the Netherlands. Includes database.
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