Trace Looted Art was developed to help both victims of Nazi spoliation and members of the art market by building a comprehensive database of Holocaust-Era looted art which is constantly being checked against objects for sale by dealers and auction houses.

Trace Looted Art receives information about looted items from claimants, government agencies, auction houses, museums, relevant online databases and services, as well as Interpol and police forces throughout Europe and the U.S. Trace Looted Art offers the best chance both of identifying a looted object if it comes up for sale and of helping individuals and organisations search for objects that may have been taken from them during World War II.