Hello, my name is Yana and I am a provenance researcher.

I look for things lost.

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I have been doing freelance research for over 10 years for various clients all over the world.

Primarily, I work for the heirs of Nazi persecution and their decedents, a few lawyers and a major auction house. 

Since 2019 I’ve been also involved in different projects funded by the German Lost Art Foundation (Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste) like both Abraham Adelsberger research projects.

I studied art history, archeology and business management at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (B.A.) and did my master’s degree (M.A.) at Freie Universität in Berlin, specializing in provenance research.

You can find my latest work in the BBC Radio 4 History podcast “The House at Number 48”.

Languages

German

English

Italian

French

Russian

Bulgarian