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International Organizations

  1. The Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE)  is a non-profit, dedicated, expert and representative body which acts on behalf of claimants to research, identify and recover looted cultural property. It negotiates policy and procedures with governments and institutions and provides a center of guidance and direction on all issues related to the restitution of Nazi-looted art. 

    Commission for Looted Art in Europe 
    Catherine House
    76 Gloucester Place
    London W1U 6HJ 
    England
    Tel: 44.207.487.3401 
    Fax: 44.207.487.4211 
    Email: info@lootedartcommission.com
    Website: http://www.lootedartcommission.com/

  2. The Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property 1933-1945 (CRI) www.lootedart.com, is an independent charitable body which provides a freely accessible international repository of information, documents and research from over 45 countries and a fully searchable database of over 25,000 looted, missing and questionable objects from over 12 countries. Established to fulfill Washington Principle Vl by the Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE), CRI monitors the implementation of policy worldwide, publishes primary sources and conducts original research under the auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford.

    Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property 1933-1945
    76 Gloucester Place
    London W1U 6HJ
    England
    Tel: 44.207.487.3401
    Fax: 44.207.487.4211 
    E-mail: info@lootedart.com
    Website: www.lootedart.com

  3. The Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) of the New York State Banking Department accepts claims for art lost or confiscated during the War years and will also undertake research on behalf of claimants to identify more clearly or to locate lost works of art: New York State Banking Department/ Holocaust Claims Processing Office
    One State Street
    New York, NY10004-1417
    Tel: 1.800.695.3318 or 1.212.709.5583
    Fax: 1.212.709.5592
    Email: claimsques@dfs.ny.gov
    Website: www.dfs.ny.gov/consumer/holocaust/hcpoindex.htm

  4. The Art Loss Register, Inc. (ALR) is a private company that maintains a database of roughly 100,000 items of artwork reported missing or stolen and periodically scans auction catalogs and lists of museum holdings to identify stolen artwork. If victims of Nazi persecution or their heirs have adequate information regarding a specific work of art that has been stolen, ALR will register the artwork and waive the fee that it normally charges for this procedure:

    U.K. and Head Office:
    The Art Loss Register
    First Floor, 63 – 66 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8LE
    Email: info@artloss.com
    Tel: 44.207.841.5780
    Fax: 44.207.841.5781
    Website: www.artloss.com

  5. The Commission for Art Recovery (CAR) The Commission for Art Recovery (CAR) seeks to promote compliance with the Washington Principles and, where appropriate, brings test cases to establish legal principles and encourage compliance. For further information, please contact:
    Commission for Art Recovery
    Herrick, Feinstein LLP
    2 Park Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    Tel: 1-212-592-1523
    Fax: 1-212-572-6578
    Website: www.comartrecovery.org
    Europe:
    Commission for Art Recovery
    1065 Budapest
    Hajos u. 13-15
    Hungary
    Tel: 36.20.444.7987
    Fax: 36.1.577.2022
  6. Trace Looted Art
    has developed a database of Nazi-era looted art:
    Trace Looted Art
    MyThings (UK) Limited
    162 - 164 Finchley Road,
    London NW3 5HE, UK
    Tel: 44.870767.3463
    Fax: 44.870767.3464

  7. European Shoah Legacy Institute
    Rytířská 31
    Prague 1 – 110 00
    Czech Republic
    Tel: 42.221.610 242
    Email: info@shoahlegacy.org
    Website: www.shoahlegacy.org