A study day on the theme of sequestration during the Second World War is proposed at the Galerie des Gobelins.
On 23 July 1940, the Vichy regime enacted a law to forfeit French nationality against those who had left the territory before the arrival of the German occupier. It targeted both General de Gaulle and the members of the Rothschild family and aimed to put their assets in receivership and then sell them.
The national museums were actors of this little-known form of plunder, by acquiring by preemption goods from these collections. Their role will thus be highlighted during this day, when the research carried out on the occasion of the exhibition revealed that not all these goods had been returned.
This day of study resonates with the exhibition, which devotes an entire section to the subject of spoliations.
The day, hosted by the National Manufactures, is organized by Claire Bonnotte Khelil, Margaux Dumas and Viviane Mesqui, in collaboration with the Mission of research and restitution of cultural property looted between 1933 and 1945 (M2RS) of the Ministry of Culture.
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