A number of changes have been made to the Restitutions Committee Procedural Regulations in order to remove possible ambiguities and to make the Restitutions Committee’s working practices clearer.
You can read the changes in the amended Regulations: Restitutions Committee Procedural Regulations 2023 (PDF file)
The Regulations that were applicable from 15 July 2021 and the associated notes can be read in the following PDF file: Restitutions Committee Procedural Regulations 2021.
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News
4 January 2018
The Restitutions Committee has advised Minister of Education, Culture and Science Ingrid van Engelshoven to restitute a pastel drawing from the Dutch National Art Collection to the heirs of the original owners. The Minister has accepted this recommendation.
5 November 2013
The Dutch Restitutions Committee has advised Jet Bussemaker to restitute three paintings from the Dutch State Collection to the heirs of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. The Minister has accepted the advice.
31 May 2018
The Restitutions Committee has issued a binding opinion about the application for restitution of ‘Moses’, a sculpture attributed to Alessandro Vittoria and currently in the possession of Museum De Fundatie in Zwolle. The Committee has advised the museum to restitute the bronze figure to the heirs of Emma Budge.
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