Photograph of the Louvre Museum showing the Glass Pyramid and part of the more traditional building behind it.

Action Members Present at Ecole du Louvre Provenance Conference

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Cultural Property Protection for all was proud to support several action members who presented papers at a high level conference held at the Louvre on 22 and 23 June 2026. Hosted by the the UNESCO Chair in Sensitive cultural artefacts, provenance research and international issues, the conference was entitled “Towards a Global History of Provenance Research: Historical, Methodological, Legal, Political, and Philosophical Dimensions.” More information about the conference can be found here: https://www.ecoledulouvre.fr/en/news/towards-global-history-provenance-research-inaugural-symposium-unesco-chair-hosted-ecole-du-louvre

CPP4ALL Provided conference attendance grants to:

  • Giuditta Giardini for a co-authored paper with Charlotte Looram entitled “Naming the Practice: Provenance Research, Due Diligence, and the Vocabulary of a Young Field”
  • Donna Yates for a paper entitled “Provenance, False Provenance, and No Provenance at All: The Divergent Roles of Provenance in Antiquities Trafficking Cases”
  • Gunna Freivalde for a paper entitled “The Epistemic Friction of Restorative Justice. A Comparative Socio-Legal Analysis of “Due Diligence” and the “Inalienability” Paradox in Global Provenance Research.”