The report accuses U.S. museums of failing to \u201clive up to the spirit of\u201d the Washington Conference Principles and Terezin Declaration, international statements regarding Holocaust-era art restitution, along with the Guidelines of the American Alliance of Museums.<\/p>\n
It also criticizes the AAM for having \u201cfailed to uphold and enforce\u201d its own standards and calls on the group to withhold accreditation for museums that do not comply with its Holocaust-restitution guidelines. In addition, the report recommends legislation to \u201cextend\u201d statutes of limitation on Holocaust-era restitution claims.<\/p>\n
The report contrasts American museums\u2019 \u201chostile approach\u201d to the manner in which several European countries are resolving Nazi-looted art claims<\/p>\n
\u201cMuseums are central to a civilized society,\u201d said Gideon Taylor, WJRO chair of operations in a\u00a0news release issued<\/a>\u00a0by the organization. \u201cThe American museum community, while understandably an advocate for artwork to remain in public hands, must follow through on its prior commitments not to taint collections with art stolen during the Holocaust.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Share](\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\")