Congress Adopts HEAR Act, Hockney to Celebrate 90th Birthday at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall: Morning Links for March 17, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HEAR Act, a bipartisan bill designed to extend and strengthen laws for the restitution of Nazi-looted art. The bill's new amendments, which declare looted art a violation of international law and expand U.S. jurisdiction, have drawn both praise for aiding restitution and concern over potentially unfair burdens on current owners.
