Guggenheim Heir Seek Art Restored To Original Location

    Benjamin Guggenheim was one of the wealthiest men in the world when he dressed himself to the hilt and went down with the RMS Titanic. The result of his death was that his 13 year old daughter inherited his entire estate and later devoted her life to the collection of art. When she died, she left the collection, along with a Venetian palace, to serve as a public museum for the people of the city. However, her grandson seeks to have a large portion of the artwork returned to the Venice palace that housed the collection based on his claims that loaning pieces to other museums violates the wishes of his late grandmother. But a lower French court has already ruled against him so it looks as if the artwork will stay put for the forseeable future.

See Guggenheim vs Guggenheim In French Court Over Art Treasures Housed In Venice, Art Daily, May 19, 2015.