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Merkel Hints at Putting Gurlitt Lists Online, Calls for Special Tribunal Are Made

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Gurlitt Collection, Restitution, World War II

Catherine Hickley reports from Berlin that the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking into ways to put lists and/or photographs online concerning the Cornelius Gurlitt seizure of roughly 1,400 paintings with connections to Nazi looting.  This followed heavy complaints in the first days of the revelation, that the government had failed to identify what… Continue Reading

The Monuments Men, Social Media, the Law and Cultural Heritage-November 1, 2013 in New York

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Events, World War II

Next Friday November 1, 2013, the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation is holding its annual conference, and hosting and event entitled “The Monuments Men, Social Media, the Law and Cultural Heritage.”  It is being held at Fordham Law School, Lincoln Center Campus, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023, from 8:30 pm to… Continue Reading

Blogs to Read and Support

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Blogs

The ABA Journal is conducting its annual poll of the best 100 blogs.  For arts and the law, the blogs I read the most are below.  If you are a blog reader, consider casting a vote.  We are all engaged in a great conversation, and your voice matters to what we write.  If nothing else,… Continue Reading