  An overview is given over recent results on in-medium properties of hadrons,
obtained in experiments with photon, proton and deuteron beams at ANKE,
CBELSA/TAPS, Crystal Ball, HADES, and BigRIPS. These experiments focus on
identifying spectral in-medium modifications of hadrons, frequently discussed
in the context of a partial restoration of chiral symmetry at finite nuclear
densities. Three experimental approaches are presented: the measurement of the
transparency ratio, the meson line shape analysis, and the search for
meson-nucleus bound states. Results for $\omega,\phi, $ and $ \eta^\prime$
mesons indicate a broadening in the nuclear medium. Corresponding inelastic
in-medium meson-nucleon cross sections have been extracted. Evidence for an
in-medium mass shift has not been reported. Further information on the
meson-nucleus interaction is derived from a spectroscopy of meson-nucleus bound
states. A critical comparison of the results with theoretical predictions is
presented.
