The Louvre is involved in controversies that surround cultural property seized during World War II by the Nazis and unde
r Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did no
t have clear ownership and were claimed by Israelis and Jews were retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1
997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission to investigate the matter and "according to the govern
ment" the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern 
European pieces and antiquities were taken during excavations, particularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre admin
istration has argued in favor of retaining these items despite requests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is
 involved in controversies that surround cultural property seized during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I.
 After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear 
ownership and were claimed by Israelis and Jews were retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Mi
nister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission to investigate the matter and "according to the government" the Lou
vre continues to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European piec
es and antiquities were taken during excavations, particularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has
 argued in favor of retaining these items despite requests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in 
controversies that surround cultural property seized during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi o
ccupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and
 were claimed by Israelis and Jews were retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain 
Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission to investigate the matter and "according to the government" the Louvre continues
 to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiqu
ities were taken during excavations, particularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in fa
vor of retaining these items despite requests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies
 that surround cultural property seized during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, mo
re than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and were claimed
 by Israelis and Jews were retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiat
ed the Mattéoli Commission to investigate the matter and "according to the government" the Louvre continues to hold 678 
pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiquities were ta
ken during excavations, particularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retain
ing these items despite requests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies that surroun
d cultural property seized during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,00
0 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and were claimed by Israelis 
and Jews were retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéo
li Commission to investigate the matter and "according to the government" the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of [cl
aimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiquities were taken during ex
cavations, particularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retaining these ite
ms despite requests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies that surround cultural pr
operty seized during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles we
re returned to France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and were claimed by Israelis and Jews were
 retained by French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission
 to investigate the matter and "according to the government" the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwor
k." Napoleon's campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiquities were taken during excavations, pa
rticularly in Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retaining these items despite re
quests by source nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies that surround cultural property seized
 during World War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned t
o France. Nearly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and were claimed by Israelis and Jews were retained by 
French museums, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission to investiga
te the matter and "according to the government" the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon'
s campaigns acquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiquities were taken during excavations, particularly in
 Egypt and the Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retaining these items despite requests by sou
rce nations for their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies that surround cultural property seized during World
 War II by the Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nea
rly 2,000 objects that did not have clear ownership and were claimed by Israelis and Jews were retained by French museum
s, including the Louvre. In 1997, Prime Minister Alain Juppé initiated the Mattéoli Commission to investigate the matter
 and "according to the government" the Louvre continues to hold 678 pieces of [claimed] artwork." Napoleon's campaigns a
cquired Italian and Northern European pieces and antiquities were taken during excavations, particularly in Egypt and th
e Near East. The Louvre administration has argued in favor of retaining these items despite requests by source nations f
or their return.The Louvre is involved in controversies that surround cultural property seized during World War II by th
e Nazis and under Napoleon I. After Nazi occupation, more than 60,000 articles were returned to France. Nearly 2,000 obj