#MICC2616015ACultural Objects Loaned for Louvre-Lens Exhibition Protected from Seizure
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This order protects certain cultural objects loaned by Belgian institutions for the Louvre-Lens exhibition “TROP MIGNON ! L'ART DU BONHEUR” from seizure while they are in France. The protection applies during the loan period, from 23 August 2026 to 18 February 2027. It mainly matters for the lending museums, the Louvre-Lens, insurers, logistics providers, and anyone involved in managing the exhibition loans.
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Key Changes
- Grants seizure protection to listed cultural objects loaned from Belgian institutions
- Applies to objects used in the Louvre-Lens exhibition from 23 September 2026 to 18 January 2027
- Covers the full loan period in France from 23 August 2026 to 18 February 2027
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not seize the listed cultural objects loaned by the Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire in Brussels and the Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale in Tervuren for the Louvre-Lens exhibition while they are in France during the protected loan period.
Treat the non-published list of protected cultural objects as the authoritative scope of the seizure protection and consult it through the Service des musées de France when verification is needed.