Anneke de Rudder receives Obermayer Award
Our member Anneke de Rudder is one of the winners of this year’s Obermayer Award: Press release from Widen the Circle Congratulations from us! The board of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung
Statement on the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel
As a research network, the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. is committed to free, interconnected and transnational research that opposes racism, antisemitism, persecution, war and violence, as well as the looting, displacement and destruction of cultural property. The condemnable terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023 leaves us stunned. Our thoughts…
Obituary of Leonhard Weidinger
Leo Weidinger at the 2018 meeting of the Arbeitskreis in Berlin We are deeply mourning the loss of our friend, colleague and former chairman of the board Mag. Leonhard Weidinger, who passed away on September 22, 2023 after a long and valiant fight against his serious illness. “If museums would…
Statement of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e. V. on considerations to reform the restitution of Nazi looted property
The board of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e. V. has taken note of the recent statements by the Federal Government, the Länder and the leading municipal associations on the reform of the Advisory Commission on Nazi Looted Property as well as the demands made by the Commission (Memorandum) and would hereby…
Provenienz4punkt0: Autumn Meeting of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V.
The annual conference of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. will this year be held in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin. An on-site event is planned under the title “Provenance4point0 : present – independent – sustainable” from Monday, 4 September 2023 – Wednesday, 6 September 2023. To the registration (members…
Press Release: 5th International Provenance Research Day 2023 – Researching origin in museums, libraries and archives
On the 12 April 2023, the international Provenance Research Day will take place for the fifth time. Around 100 institutions in Germany, France, Austria, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA had registered their participations (state of 4 April 2023). This year, museums, libraries and other institutions are once…