The central collecting point in Munich. A new beginning for the restitution and protection of art.
At the end of World War II, the US Office of Military Government for Germany and Bavaria, through its Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives division, was responsible for the repatriation of most of the tens of thousands of artworks looted by the Nazis in the countries they had occupied. With the help of the US Army's Monuments Men - the name given to a hand-picked group of art historians and museum professionals ...
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NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies