New Release: Catalogue The Museum of (Non)Restitution

The catalog The Museum of (Non)Restitution documents and expands on the eponymous exhibition (2025) by the Salzburg Museum and the Salzburg Art Association, which addressed cultural assets removed due to persecution by the Nazis. The publication combines provenance research with contemporary artistic and scholarly perspectives on restitution and culture of remembrance.

Experts such as Mirela Baciak, Martin Hochleitner, and Birgit Kirchmayr analyze historical contexts, legal frameworks, and ethical questions. Artists Tatiana Lecomte, Thomas Geiger, and Sophie Thun contribute in-depth essays that present their exhibited works and open up new interpretive approaches. A particular focus is on Thomas Geiger’s work A Cartography of Looting, included as a fold-out poster, which visually processes the theme of cultural plundering. The volume grounds the discussion of museum responsibility and restitution in the Salzburg context and offers a multifaceted engagement with a central contemporary issue.