Kleibl, Kathrin
ENTZUG, TRANSFER, TRANSIT: Menschen, Objekte, Orte und Ereignisse. 20 Jahre Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V.
The publication of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e. V. focuses on past debates, current developments and future perspectives of the research field. The contributions highlight specific seizure processes related to colonial contexts, the Nazi looting of cultural property or expropriations in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR that are significant for the respective subject. Not least based on the history of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung and its more than twenty years of activity, aspects of the historical and current handling of looted and stolen property are illuminated and critically examined in relation to the conflicting demands of cultural policy, the group's own scholarly aspirations, and the actual working practices of the researchers.
Regionaler Kunsthandel: Eine Herausforderung für die Provenienzforschung?
The conference proceedings outline the contributions presented at the online conference of the same name organised by the Bomann Museum in Celle and held on 1 March 2021. Locating sources for provenance research into the regional art trade is often difficult as business records or auction and sales catalogues have not been preserved in most cases. Therefore the central question at the conference was how to achieve the best possible provenance research nevertheless. Individual contributions provide examples from various museums and research projects in northern Germany how this can be accomplished.
