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The Kunsthaus Zurich museum is strengthening its provenance research and giving itself more resources to deal with the problem of ill-gotten cultural property.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2023
The Kunsthaus Zurich museum is strengthening its provenance research and giving itself more resources to deal with the problem of ill-gotten cultural property.
The new strategy includes “improved transparency” and an independent, international commission of experts to support provenance research. The museum says it’s working for “just and fair solutions” where there are substantiated indications that works are held unlawfully.
“As a museum, we bear a great social responsibility’, said director Ann Demeester.
“Against that backdrop, we believe a proactive approach to provenance research accompanied by maximum transparency is essential. Just as important as the research itself is what we do with the results we obtain. We must also acknowledge that provenance research is complex, because every case needs to be analysed and assessed separately.”
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