In somes ways, this situation is similar to the one museums are facing with Natives
in Canada.  Many natives artifacts are now being claimed back by Native Nations all
over the country and Museums are actively seeking ways to collaborate and/or comply.

Hervé Gagnon
Director-Curator
Colby-Curtis Museum
Stanstead (Québec)
Canada

Robert T. Handy a écrit:

> Ansje Burdick wrote:
> >
> > I haven’t seen any comments on this yet so I thought I would throw it out
> > there...
> >
> > This last Tuesday (Jan. 27) the House passed the Holocaust Victims Redress
> > Act  which suggests "all governments take appropriate action to ensure that
> > artworks confiscated by the Nazi’s – or the Soviets in the aftermath of
> > World War II – be returned to their original owners or their heirs."
> >
> >  Anyone out there interested in discussing this?  What kind of impact do
> > you think this will have on museums?  Any? Just thought I would throw it
> > out and see if anyone is interested.  I’d like to hear your thoughts.
> >
> > If you want more information look at:
> > http://www.house.gov/banking/12798lea.htm
> >
> > The Committee on Banking and Financial Services will hold a third hearing
> > on issues related to Holocaust restitution on Feb 13th.   This hearing will
> > be more focused on looted art.  You can find a transcript of past hearings at:
> > http://www.house.gov/banking/
> > (look under hearings and transcripts by date or title)
>
> Haven't been following this issue closely; am curious:  Why only Soviets
> and Nazis?  We have a resident who has the largest collection of
> Hitlerian art in the world.  He was a soldier in German, post war II and
> says he bought the stuff.  Has also been waging a pitched battle with
> the U.S. government for glass plates he claims are his (confirmed by the
> courts, I understand), but that the government won't return (now say
> they are lost).
>
> More to the point:  didn't we take any art or we simply the
> squeeky-clean, good guys?
> --
> Bob Handy, Director
> Brazoria County Historical Museum
> Angleton, Texas
> http://www.bchm.org