On Tuesday 19 March, the Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, came to inaugurate our new exhibition "Le Marché de l'art sous l'Occupation, 1940 – 1944". He was able to discover the exhibition in the presence of the curator and art historian Emmanuelle Polack.
After an inaugural speech delivered by Eric de Rothschild, president of the Memorial, the minister recalled the creation of a research structure for despoiled works. Mission entrusted to David Zivie who will examine all the restitution files, with the clear objective of shedding light on the works preserved in museums and the active research of the rights-holders.
Franck Riester visits the exhibition in the company of Laurent Fabius, Elie Barnavi, Eric de Rothschild, Ramy Fischler, and Emmanuelle Polack, scientific curator and art historian. Credits: Shoah Memorial / Michel Isaac
Speech by Minister of Culture Franck Riester Credits: Shoah Memorial / Michel Isaac
Credits: Shoah Memorial / Michel Isaac
This visit was also an opportunity for the Minister to discover some major archival pieces on the history of the Holocaust, preserved in the documentation center.
Franck Riester discovers a selection of archival documents preserved at the Memorial, notably the Statut des Juifs annotated by Pétain. Credits: Shoah Memorial / Michel Isaac
Credits: Shoah Memorial / Michel Isaac
