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Inakayal Human Remains – Argentina, Museo de La Plata and Tehuelche People
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/inakayal-human-remains-2013-argentina-museo-de-la-plata-and-tehuelche-people
Inakayal was a leader of the Tehuelche people, a native tribe of Patagonia (Argentina). In 1884, he was captured by the Argentinian army. After his death in 1888 his remains became part of the collection of the Museo de La Plata.No publisherOwnership/propriétéHuman remains/restes humainsDeaccessionUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionTehuelche PeopleDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiquePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Argentina/ArgentineMuseo de La Plata2013/04/25 09:45:00 GMT+1PageMurals of Teotihuacán – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and National Institute of Anthropology and History
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/case-murals-of-teotihuacan-2013-fine-arts-museums-of-san-francisco-and-national-institute-of-anthropology-and-history
In 1978, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco became the owner of a number of murals from the world-famous Aztec site of Teotihuacán (Mexico). The Mexican Government failed in its attempts to obtain the return of these wall paintings through a court action in the United States.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireOwnership/propriétéCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleMexico/MexiqueCo-ownership/co-propriétéEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueJudicial claim/action en justicePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Negotiation/négociationFine Arts Museums of San FranciscoIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteUnited States/États-UnisNational Institute of Anthropology and HistorySettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/04/23 09:55:00 GMT+1PageQuatre momies – Chili et Personne privée
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/quatre-momies-2013-chili-et-personne-privee
Le 20 janvier 2011, un particulier restitue quatre momies vieilles de 4000 à 6000 ans au Chili. Des représentants du Chili, des responsables du Musée d’Ethnographie de la Ville de Genève et le Service spécialisé de l’Office fédéral de la culture ont joué un rôle déterminant dans cette affaire.No publisherOwnership/propriétéPrivate person/personne privéeMusée d’ethnographie de la Ville de GenèveHuman remains/restes humainsNegotiation/négociationPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Unconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocChile/Chili2013/04/12 14:30:00 GMT+1Page200 Paintings – Goudstikker Heirs and the Netherlands
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The art collection of Jacques Goudstikker was acquired by the Nazi commander Hermann Göring under suspicious circumstances during the Second World War. A large part of the collection was recovered by the Allied Forces after the war and it was subsequently returned to the Netherlands where it was labelled “Dutch national property”. The first part of these items was bought back by Goudstikker’s wife under a settlement agreement of 1952. The Dutch Government returned the second part – 200 paintings – to Marei Von Saher (the only surviving heir of Jacques Goudstikker) in 2006 based on a recommendation of the Dutch Restitution Committee.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesNegotiation/négociationNetherlands/Pays-BasJudicial claim/action en justiceRequest denied/rejet de la demandeArtwork/oeuvre d’artSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionJacques GoudstikkerOwnership/propriétéInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelConciliationRepurchase/rachat2013/04/08 14:25:00 GMT+1PageGreat Zimbabwe Bird – Zimbabwe and Prussia Cultural Heritage Foundation, Germany
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/great-zimbabwe-bird-2013-zimbabwe-and-prussia-cultural-heritage-foundation-germany
The lower half of a stone bird discovered in Zimbabwe under dubious circumstances was bought by the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin around 1907. During the Second World War, the stone was removed by the Russian Army. After the fall of the Soviet Union, it was returned to the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin. In 2000, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation – which managed the collection of this museum – under the pressure of the German federal government finally returned the fragment of the stone bird to Zimbabwe under the terms of a permanent loan.No publisherColonialism/colonialismeNegotiation/négociationAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocZimbabweOwnership/propriétéGermany/AllemagnePrussia Cultural Heritage FoundationIndigenous object/objet autochtoneDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteLoan/prêt2013/04/05 11:50:00 GMT+1PageVictorious Youth – Italy v. J. Paul Getty Museum
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/victorious-youth-2013-italy-v-j-paul-getty-museum
The “Victorious Youth” – a life-size bronze statue created sometime between the 4th and 2nd century BC – is at the centre of an ongoing dispute between Italy and the J. Paul Getty Museum. This statue was discovered in 1964, caught up in the nets of a fishing boat working out of the port of Fano on the Adriatic coast of Italy.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireOngoing dispute/litige en coursItaly/ItalieJ. Paul Getty MuseumEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerDue diligenceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueJudicial claim/action en justiceDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiquePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Negotiation/négociationChoice of law/droit applicableProcedural issue/limites procéduralesIllicit importation/importation illiciteOwnership/propriété2013/04/02 15:55:00 GMT+1PagePièces d’or géantes – Inde c. Crédit Agricole Indosuez SA
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/pieces-d2019or-geantes-2013-inde-contre-credit-agricole-indosuez-sa
Deux pièces d’or géantes anciennes d’une valeur exceptionnelle, tant d’un point de vue économique que culturel, sont mises en gage auprès d’une Banque à Genève par le petit-fils de l’ancien Nizam de la Principauté d’Hyderabad. L’Inde introduit une action auprès des tribunaux genevois dans le but d’en obtenir la restitution. No publisherOwnership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceCriminal offence/infraction pénaleEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerDue diligenceJudicial decision/décision judiciairePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Illicit exportation/exportation illiciteAntiquity/antiquitésProcedural issue/limites procéduralesStatute of limitation/prescriptionRequest denied/rejet de la demandeIndia/IndeCrédit agricole Indosuez SAChoice of law/droit applicable2013/03/20 15:10:00 GMT+1PageEuphronios Krater and Other Archaeological Objects – Italy and Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/euphronios-krater-and-other-archaeological-objects-2013-italy-and-metropolitan-museum-of-art
In February 2006, the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) of New York entered into a landmark agreement with which the ownership title to the Euphronios Krater and other archaeological artefacts was transferred to the Italian Government.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelProcedural issue/limites procéduralesItaly/ItalieNegotiation/négociationConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionCriminal offence/infraction pénaleCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteThe Metropolitan Museum of Art New YorkDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiquePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Illicit excavation/fouille illiciteLoan/prêtArchaeological object/objet archéologique2013/03/20 12:30:00 GMT+1PageNähschule – Max Silberberg Heirs and Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/nahschule-2013-max-silberberg-heirs-and-bundner-kunstmuseum-chur
The painting, “Nähschule – Arbeitssaal im Amsterdamer Waisenhaus” by Max Lieberman, was bequeathed to the Art Museum in Chur (Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur) in 1992, and was claimed in 1999 by the heir of Max Silberberg. The Jewish art collector was forced to sell it in 1934 due to great financial pressure under the growing persecution of Jews at the prelude to the Second World War. In May 2000, the Art Museum in Chur agreed to an unconditional restitution of the painting to the heir.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artBündner Kunstmuseum ChurUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionNegotiation/négociationMax SilberbergNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriété2013/03/20 10:15:00 GMT+1PageWeary Herakles – Turkey and Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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The “Weary Herakles” is a Roman marble statue that was excavated in 1980 in Perge, Turkey. In 1981, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston acquired a half-interest in the upper part of the sculpture, while the other half-interest was owned by collectors Leon Levy and Shelby White.No publisherDeaccessionMuseum of Fine Arts BostonSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAntalya MuseumIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionNegotiation/négociationIllicit excavation/fouille illicitePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Ownership/propriétéTurkey/Turquie2013/02/23 16:45:00 GMT+1PagePâté de Jambon – Anonymous German Heirs and Glasgow City Council
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/pate-de-jambon-2013-anonymous-german-heirs-and-glasgow-city-council
“Pâté de Jambon”, a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, was the object of a forced sale in 1936. The owners, the Jewish shareholders of an art gallery, were forced to sell the artwork to meet an unfair Nazi tax demand.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéDeaccessionDue diligenceNegotiation/négociationAnonymous German HeirsSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelConciliationGlasgow City CouncilEx gratia payment/versement à titre gracieux2013/02/20 15:45:00 GMT+1PageFresques de Casenoves – Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève et la France
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/fresques-de-casenoves-2013-musee-d2019art-et-d2019histoire-de-la-ville-de-geneve-et-ministere-de-la-culture-francais
Le 1er juillet 1997, le Musée d’art et d’histoire de la Ville de Genève et l'Etat français, representé par son Ministère de la culture, ont signé un accord portant sur le prêt de deux fragments des fresques de Casenoves (Christ en Majesté et Adoration des Mages). Le 19 mars 2003, le Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève a décidé de transformer ce prêt en donation.
No publisherOwnership/propriétéNegotiation/négociationDonationJudicial claim/action en justiceArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtPre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Abegg Foundation/Fondation AbeggSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelFranceJudicial decision/décision judiciaireMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de GenèveJurisdiction/conflit de jurisdictionInalienability/inaliénabilité2013/02/20 11:55:00 GMT+1PageBaldin Collection – Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany and State Hermitage Museum Russia
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/baldin-collection-2013-kunsthalle-bremen-germany-and-state-hermitage-museum-russia-1
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Soviet Army Captain Victor Baldin brought to Moscow many artworks of the collection of the Kunsthalle Bremen (Bremen Art Museum). The dispute for the restitution of the so-called “Baldin Collection” is ongoing and has grown to one of the most debated cases between Germany and Russia.No publisherStatute of limitation/prescriptionState Hermitage MuseumArtwork/oeuvre d’artOngoing dispute/litige en coursGermany/AllemagneKunsthalle BremenSpoils of war/butins de guerreRequest denied/rejet de la demandeNegotiation/négociationOwnership/propriétéAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocRussia/RussieDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueState responsibility/responsabilité internationale des Etats2013/02/20 10:15:00 GMT+1PageLandscape with Smokestacks – Friedrich Gutmann Heirs and Daniel Searle
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The heirs of Friedrich and Louise Gutmann, filed a claim against the art dealer Daniel Searle, the owner of the painting “Landscape with Smokestacks”. The painting was allegedly looted by the Nazis during the Second World War. After four years of litigation, the parties agreed to share the ownership of the painting. No publisherOwnership/propriétéFriedrich GutmannArtwork/oeuvre d’artJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationNazi looted art/spoliations naziesCo-ownership/co-propriétéDaniel SearleRepurchase/rachatSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/20 09:45:00 GMT+1PageLighthouse With Rotating Beam – Flechtheim Heirs and Kunstmuseum Bonn
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/lighthouse-with-rotating-beam-2013-flechtheim-heirs-and-kunstmuseum-bonn-1
The heirs of the art dealer and collector Alfred Flechtheim besought the Kunstmuseum Bonn for the restitution of the painting “Lighthouse With Rotating Beam” by Paul Adolf Seehaus, alleging that it was part of Alfred Flechtheim’s collection before he fled Nazi persecution. After consideration of the claim, the Museum decided to keep the painting, but agreed to reimburse the heirs for half its market value. No publisherAlfred FlechtheimOwnership/propriétéKunstmuseum BonnArtwork/oeuvre d’artFinancial compensation/indemnisationNegotiation/négociationNazi looted art/spoliations naziesSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/20 09:25:00 GMT+1Page