Spain’s culture ministry has returned the first of more than 5,000 items taken by the dictator 84 years agoSpain’s culture ministry has begun to fulfil its promise to return more than 5,000 works of art that were taken by the Franco regime after restoring a painting seized by the dictatorship 84 years ago to its rightful owners.In June, the ministry published an online list of more than 5,126 items plundered by the regime – including paintings, sculptures, jewellery, furniture and religious ornaments – to help people reclaim their family property almost a century after it was taken for safekeeping after the outbreak of the civil war. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/15/spanish-artwork-seized-by-franco-regime-returned-to-rightful-owners
Author : Sam Jones in Madrid
Publish date : 2024-12-15 13:48:13
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Spanish artwork seized by Franco regime returned to rightful owners
