Investigation into the provenance of museum collections in connection with the theft, confiscation and sale of objects under duress between 1933 and 1945.

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Stedelijk Museum Zwolle

Melkmarkt 41 8011 MB Zwolle www.stedelijkmuseumzwolle.nl

Investigation results

None of the objects in this museum have problematic provenance.

Result of this investigation

The museum reports it has little information about its purchases and gifts, as the inventory books and cards of objects acquired since 1933 show. Often, no record was kept of the identity of the seller of a purchased item, or even the date it was acquired. The correspondence archive is equally sparse. In consultation with the project team, the museum concludes that the two items which the museum bought at auction in the 1930s are unproblematic. Many of the acquisitions made since 1933 are prints and archaeological objects.

Information from previous research (report Museum Acquisitions 1940-1948)

View reaction of Stedelijk Museum Zwolle in the report Museale acquisitions 1940-1948 which was published in 1999 in response to the previous museum research.

About this museum and its collection

Originally founded in 1884, Zwolle Municipal Museum was then known as Overijssel Museum and featured a collection relating to the cultural history of the province. Later the museum focused on the history of the city of Zwolle and contemporary art.