Posted on: September 5, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Yesterday’s Acts of Grace seminar on the voluntary return of cultural property was held at the historic Church of St Olave in Hart Street, a jewel amidst the bustle of London’s City. Papers were presented by a variety of speakers on a variety of topics. They were as follows: The colourful story of St Olave’s by Reverend […]
Posted on: August 8, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
What do the eighteenth-century tapestries of France’s Château de Versainville, the Hereford Pike and a Cézanne watercolour have in common? Well, they have all been the subject of voluntary acts of return to their original owners by the institutions holding them. And they will be discussed in the upcoming seminar entitled Acts of Grace – Displaced Cultural […]
Posted on: June 27, 2014 by Alexander Herman
It has recently been reported that an 18th Century tapestry belonging to Comte Bernard de la Rochefoucauld and looted from the Château de Versainville during the Nazi occupation of France has been voluntarily returned by the University of Sheffield in the UK. The tapestry, which had been taken from the Comte’s residence, was later bought by the […]