Munich Central Collecting Point

depot used by the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program after the end of the Second World War to process, photograph and redistribute artwork and cultural artefacts that had been confiscated by the Nazis and hidden throughout Germany and Austria
Organization warehouse Q1053735
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Munich Central Collecting Point

Summary

Munich Central Collecting Point is a warehouse[1]. It draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (warehouse category, ranking #13 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Munich Central Collecting Point's field of work was art theft[3].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's field of work was World War II[4].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point is located in Munich[5].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point is in the country of Allied-occupied Germany[6].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's instance of is recorded as warehouse[7].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's instance of is recorded as art collection[9].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point is owned by Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program[10].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's Commons category is recorded as Former Central Collecting Point Munich[11].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point ended on September 1949[12].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's described at URL is recorded as https://www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/art/key-series-descriptions/key-series-descriptions-08.html[13].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nga.gov/research/library/imagecollections/core-collection/munich-central.html[14].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=9[15].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's director / manager is recorded as Craig Hugh Smyth[16].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's described by source is recorded as Database on the "Munich Central Collecting Point"[17].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's described by source is recorded as Q123456609[18].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's different from is recorded as Marburg Central Collecting Point[19].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's different from is recorded as Wiesbaden Central Collecting Point[20].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's different from is recorded as Offenbach Archival Depot[21].
  • Munich Central Collecting Point's online catalog URL is recorded as https://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=9[22].

Body

Leadership

Munich Central Collecting Point's director / manager is recorded as Craig Hugh Smyth[16].

Industry

Fields of work include art theft[3], a field of work[23] and World War II[4], a world war[24].

Ownership

Munich Central Collecting Point is owned by Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program[10].

Why It Matters

Munich Central Collecting Point draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (warehouse category, ranking #13 of 33).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program
    Union list of artist names id 500454403
    Library of congress authority id nr94042552
    Instance of warehouse, organization, art collection
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