#MICC2611210AOrder declaring certain cultural property immune from seizure
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This order protects a specific group of artworks and cultural objects borrowed for a Paris museum exhibition from being seized while they are in France. The protected items belong to museums and public bodies in the United States and the United Kingdom and are on loan to Paris Musées for the exhibition "Un Vestiaire à soi. Féminités dissidentes au XIXe siècle" at Palais Galliera. For lenders, this reduces legal risk during transport, display, and return. For the French host institution, it confirms that the listed items are shielded from seizure from 26 August 2026 to 14 March 2027. The detailed list is not published in the order itself and must be checked through the Ministry of Culture.
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Key Changes
- Declares the listed cultural property immune from seizure while it is in France.
- Covers loans from museums and public bodies in the United States and the United Kingdom for a Paris exhibition.
- Sets the protection period from 26 August 2026 to 14 March 2027 and points readers to the Ministry of Culture for the non-published list.
Obligations
What this law requires
Paris Musées must treat the listed cultural goods loaned for the exhibition as non-seizable while they are on loan in France, from their entry into the loan period until the end of that period.
Paris Musées must treat the cultural objects listed in the annex as immune from seizure while they are on loan in France under the specified exhibition loan arrangement.
The protected items belonging to the named U.S. and U.K. lending institutions must be kept within the legal shield against seizure during transport, display, and return while the loan is in France.
The lending institutions identified in the order may loan the listed cultural goods to Paris Musées for the exhibition at Palais Galliera, with the legal effect that the goods are protected from seizure in France during the loan period.
The list of cultural goods declared immune from seizure is not published in the order and must be consulted at the French Ministry of Culture's service des musées de France, direction générale des patrimoines et de l'architecture.