Initial provenance research check for Nazi-looted property at the Stadtmuseum “Wilhelm von Kügelgen” Ballenstedt, Stadtmuseum Halle (Saale), the Historic Museum for Central Anhalt & Bach Memorial Köthen, Museum Wolmirstedt

The final report presents the initial results of the provenance research into suspected cases of confiscation as a result of Nazi persecution at the four following museums: Stadtmuseum “Wilhelm von Kügelgen” Ballenstedt, Stadtmuseum Halle (Saale), Historic Museum for Central Anhalt & Bach Memorial Köthen, Museum Wolmirstedt The primary aim of the first check was to determine and document the need for further provenance research at the respective institutions with regard to Nazi-looted property, colonial contexts and injustice committed in the Soviet occupation zone/GDR. The interim reports prepared after the completion of a first check in a museum contain information on the point of departure and the state of research at the respective institution as well as lists of items and notes on the outcomes, and also, where applicable, on the need for further research based on the three previous first check operations carried out on Nazi-looted property by the museum association Museumsverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., or according to the first check provenance research framework established by Museumsverband Brandenburg e.V. (2015). The first check also included initial and final discussions with representatives of the participating museums and with the involvement of Museumsverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.

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