Uncovering the Stories behind Art and History

In June, The Pretense of Memory will be released, and I am very much looking forward to this next installment.

When we talk about protection of cultural property these days, we usually see it in a global perspective. Cultural heritage – tangible or intangible – is worthy of protection as the heritage of all humanity, regardless of who it belongs to. But how did they see it at the end of the Second World War?

More than 300 Monuments Men took care of the European cultural heritage during and after World War II. One of these art guards was Lamont Moore.

I am often asked: What exactly is provenance research? Or, more practically: What does a provenance researcher actually do? And sometimes, quite simply: Why do you do this?

What happened after The Monuments Men ends? This article uncovers the untold story of the Wiesbaden Collecting Point, the controversial removal of German artworks to the United States, and the Wiesbaden Manifesto that helped ensure their return—shaping the foundation of Germany’s museum landscape.