#MICC2612805AFrance grants seizure protection to cultural objects loaned for the “Bruxelles 1900” exhibition
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This order protects specific cultural objects loaned to Paris Musées for the “BRUXELLES 1900” exhibition at the Petit Palais from seizure while they are in France. The protection covers works and items owned by listed museums, archives, foundations, and public bodies in Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The measure mainly affects the lending institutions, Paris Musées, and anyone involved in transporting, insuring, or hosting the exhibition. It gives lenders legal comfort that the listed objects cannot be seized in France during the loan period, from 1 October 2026 to 25 May 2027.
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Key Changes
- Declares listed cultural objects loaned for the “BRUXELLES 1900” exhibition immune from seizure in France.
- Applies during the loan period from 1 October 2026 to 25 May 2027.
- Makes the unpublished list of protected objects available through the French Museums Service.
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not seize the cultural objects listed in the annex to the order while they are loaned to France for the “BRUXELLES 1900” exhibition at the Petit Palais.
Paris Musées and exhibition stakeholders must treat the protected cultural objects as legally immune from seizure in France for the full loan period.
The non-published list of cultural objects declared immune from seizure must be made consultable at the Service des musées de France of the Ministry of Culture, 182 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris.