Musée d'Orsay

Art Museum Custodianship and Cultural Artifact Repatriation

Description

Bernard traces the Nazi-looted painting's shadowed path: sold by Nazis, it lands in Musée d'Orsay's custody before advancing to the National Gallery in a recovery chain ignited by President Bartlet's international push. This Parisian institution functions as pivotal intermediary guardian, temporarily sheltering reclaimed cultural heritage amid Vichy-era theft's long unraveling, bridging dark history to familial restoration.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events

S2E10 · Noel

Haussmanns Reclaim Nazi-Looted Painting Amid White House Rituals

Named in painting's journey as interim custodian post-Swiss dealer, part of the chain from Nazi sale to National Gallery, illustrating institutional stewardship in recovery narrated during handover.

Active Representation

Through custodial role in provenance history.

Power Dynamics

Cooperative guardian in restitution pipeline.

Institutional Impact

Bridges European heritage recovery to U.S. intervention.

Organizational Goals

Preserve and transfer cultural artifacts Aid international provenance tracing

Influence Mechanisms

Archival custody Facilitation to subsequent holders