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On proposal from the CIVS, the Prime Minister decides the restitution of a painting by Utrillo
On November 22, the Prime Minister decided the restitution of Eglise de Pont-Saint-Martin (Loire Atlantique), a painting by Maurice Utrillo taken from Stefan Osusky, former Ambassador of Czechoslovakia in Paris from 1921 to 1940. This decision is based on the CIVS recommendation dated 9 July 2021.
The 2020 activity report has just been published
It reports on the activities of the Commission during the year 2020, particularly by the health crisis.
Discover the eleventh issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the tenth issue of the newsletter. To consult it
Discover the tenth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the tenth issue of the newsletter. To consult it
Return of 12 works to the heirs of Armand Dorville
On the recommendation of the CIVS, Prime Minister Jean Castex has decided to return to the descendants of the Jewish lawyer Armand Dorville twelve works acquired by the French State in 1942. These artworks are currently in the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay and the Château de Compiègne.
A bill soon to be tabled to return a Klimt painting
On March 15, the Minister of Culture announced the return of “Roses under the Trees”, by Gustav Klimt looted in Austria.
Discover the eighth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the eightthseventh issue of the newsletter. To consult it
The 2019 activity report has just been published
It traces the activity of the Commission during the year 2019 (in the area of cultural property and in its international dimension in particular), and takes stock of twenty years of action.
The JDCRP launches its pilot project
The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project (JDCRP) has just launched its pilot project dedicated to the Adolphe Schloss collection, spoliated in 1943.
IN BAD AROLSEN, A PARTICIPATORY PROJECT DEDICATED TO VICTIMS
Led by a former officer of CIVS, the archives of Bad Arolsen (Hesse) launched a large participatory project aimed at developing the largest database dedicated to the victims of National Socialism.
