Phillipe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, poses in his office in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998. De Montebello, who heads a 13-member museum directors task force on art looted during World War II, is one of a number of experts scheduled to testify Thursday in Washington when the Senate House Banking Committee holds hearings on looted art. (AP Photo/Doug Kanter)