Nearly three months after announcing that it would accept the gift of an art collection amassed by a Nazi-era dealer, including several pieces known to have been looted from Jewish families, the Kunstmuseum Bern expressed frustration Tuesday that a dispute over a will was preventing it from taking possession of the works.
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The museum has also set up a research team to help clarify the history of the works, as well as of its own permanent collection, once it is able to take possession of them. Oskar Bätschmann, a Swiss art historian, was named by the museum to lead the team.
