The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Nazi era art to arrive in June and go on display in Bern Artworks belonging to the controversial Nazi-era Gurlitt collection will soon be arriving at their new home in the Swiss capital, Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170427/nazi-era-art-to-arrive-in-bern-from-june Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:20:52 +0200 nazi-era-art-to-arrive-in-bern-from-june Nazi-era art collection to stay in Switzerland The Museum of Fine Arts in Bern has been recognized as the legal owner of a Nazi-era art hoard it inherited from German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161215/nazi-era-art-collection-to-stay-in-switzerland Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:33:13 +0100 nazi-era-art-collection-to-stay-in-switzerland 'Nazi-looted' Gurlitt painting to be returned Experts have established that a Camille Pissarro painting from the Cornelius Gurlitt art trove bequeathed to a Bern museum was looted by the Nazis and should be returned to the heirs of its rightful owners, the German culture ministry says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150402/nazi-looted-gurlitt-painting-to-be-returned Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:25:21 +0200 nazi-looted-gurlitt-painting-to-be-returned Deal reached on return of Nazi-looted Matisse A lawyer representing a Jewish family trying to retrieve a long-lost Matisse painting looted by the Nazis said on Tuesday that a deal had been signed with the German government for its restitution. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150324/deal-reached-on-return-of-nazi-looted-matisse Tue, 24 Mar 2015 23:11:47 +0100 deal-reached-on-return-of-nazi-looted-matisse