Overview
- The commission reported years of inconsistent provenance procedures, flagging 82 works at high risk, 446 with doubtful origins and roughly 3,000 post‑1945 acquisitions needing systematic review.
- Arts Minister Markus Blume announced five new provenance posts, €1 million in special funds and a plan to relocate provenance work to the state museum agency.
- Museums will introduce a standardized traffic‑light label with QR codes for works under scrutiny, with rollout in Munich’s Pinakotheken planned from March.
- A prosecutor found no criminal offenses or systemic concealment, while confirmed incidents of visitor sexual harassment by outsourced security led to the contractor’s removal.
- Oversight will expand through a round table chaired by historian Andreas Wirsching, with recommendations for binding guidelines and a scientific advisory board as the federal Schiedsgericht begins work in December.