About Us:

The Central Registry fulfils Washington Principle V1 on the setting up of a central repository of information on Nazi looting and contemporary efforts to research and resolve all outstanding issues. It is a charitable body operating under the auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, which is affiliated to the University of Oxford. 

The Hon. Chairman of the Central Registry is Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat who hosted the 1998 Washington Conference. Ambassador Eizenstat has led the major initiatives on looted cultural property of recent years, including the devising and endorsing of the Washington Principles and of the Vilnius Declaration, and the establishing of the US Presidential Commission on Holocaust-Era Assets.

The Central Registry was established through an initiative of the Commission for Looted Art in Europe. The Commission is the non-profit, expert, representative body in Europe which negotiates policies and procedures, assists families with the identification and recovery of looted cultural property, and provides guidance and information to institutions and governments worldwide. 

The work of the Central Registry includes:

• Documenting the fate of families, works of art and institutions.
• Monitoring the extent of implementation of the Washington Principles and other national and international policy developments.
• Providing guidance and orientation for families, institutions, the art trade, and the academic community
• Conducting original research and publishing primary sources on the cultural spoliation of Europe in the Nazi era.   

This site is continually updated. Please email us at info@lootedart.com with any new research, publications, cases, policy initiatives or other relevant information.

If you have any comments about the usability of the site, or know of any information which could be added to it, please contact us at info@lootedart.com, or write to us at:

76 Gloucester Place
London W1U 6HJ
England
Tel: +44 (0)20 7487 3401
Fax: +44 (0)20 7487 4211

UK Registered Charity No: 309720
US IRS no: 13-2943469

For further information about Staff, the International Advisory Board, How to Help Us, and Volunteer Opportunities, click on the links on the left.