#MICC2614861AFrance Grants Seizure Protection for Cultural Works Loaned to Nantes Exhibition
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This order protects specific cultural works loaned by foreign museums and institutions for the exhibition “SURRÉELLES. UNE AUTRE TRAVERSÉE DU SURRÉALISME” at the Musée d’arts de Nantes. The works cannot be seized while they are in France for the loan period, from 26 October 2026 to 21 April 2027. The measure mainly affects museums, lenders, exhibition organizers, insurers, and parties involved in transporting or displaying the works. It gives foreign lenders legal comfort that the loaned objects will not be targeted by seizure claims during the exhibition period.
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Key Changes
- Declares listed cultural works loaned by foreign institutions to the Nantes exhibition protected from seizure in France.
- Sets the protection period from 26 October 2026 to 21 April 2027, covering the full loan window.
- Makes the non-published list of protected works available for consultation at the French museums service in Paris.
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not seize the listed cultural goods loaned by the named foreign institutions for the exhibition “SURRÉELLES. UNE AUTRE TRAVERSÉE DU SURRÉALISME” while they are in France during the loan period.
Make the non-published list of cultural goods declared immune from seizure available for consultation at the Service des musées de France, Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture, Ministry of Culture, 182 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris.