With Holocaust restitution having paved the way, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is exploring the provenance of items in its collections in search of looted art.

The move to return art, particularly art stolen by the Nazis during WWII, acknowledges controversy in recent years over the acquisitions processes that bring valuable artifacts from across the globe into collections here in the United States. In the past few years, the Met has returned objects to Nepal, India and Egypt, most stemming from Jews fighting to reclaim art stolen from them by the Nazis.