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Provenance research has always been an important task for art historians who have used it to understand better the meaning, function and importance of works of art. Museums have also begun to evaluate the provenance of works being considered for purchase or exhibition. The resulting trend to track down the provenance of significant numbers of art works has created challenges for art libraries as provenance research is complicated, multidisciplinary and dependent on people and cooperation. Argues that the advent of databases and the Internet has made it easier for collectors to trace their long lost art. Describes the experience of a panel of provenance researchers at the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA. (Original abstract - amended)

The Arts and Crafts movement poses a challenge for museum exhibitions to interpret, since its ideals and expressions were variable and resist categorization. The exhibition, Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, organized by the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of American Art (7 November 2009-31 January 2010), affords an opportunity to reflect on curatorial strategies covering the period.