Please join us for the following Provenance Research Exchange Program (PREP) event to be held at the German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009
Smithsonian Institution
Provenance Research Exchange Program
Washington, D.C.
PUBLIC PROGRAM
Friday, October 25, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Reception will follow
NAZI-ERA PROVENANCE RESEARCH: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE
The program will reflect on the historical development of Holocaust-era provenance research in Germany and the US over the past 20 years, highlighting hard-won accomplishments and persistent challenges. Speakers include, among others, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, Expert Adviser to the Secretary of State for Holocaust Issues, and Simone Lässig, Director of the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC. A panel, composed of six leaders from PREP's institutional partners, will discuss PREP's results, German and American approaches to this work, shared and online research resources, and the civic role museums play, as well as the impact of specific historical, political, and legal contexts on the work of World War II-era provenance research in museums.
More info about PREP and Events (RSVP required): http://provenance.si.edu
Press releases are attached.
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Karen Meyer-Roux PhD
Archivist
Getty Research Institute
Los Angeles CA
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