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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

New York museums to display signs identifying art looted by the Nazis during Holocaust

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Museums in New York are now required by law to post notices with the display of any art looted by Nazis during the Holocaust.

The measure was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in August and seeks to educate younger generations about the Nazi era and how it affected the provenance of Jewish-owned art in its aftermath, said Senator Anna Kaplan, the Associated Press reported.

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