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Switzerland Starts to Address “Cultural Property with a Burdened Past”

Switzerland Starts to Address “Cultural Property with a Burdened Past”

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Katie and Steve speak with Swiss art lawyer Florian Schmidt-Gabain about Switzerland’s (very) recent establishment of an “Independent Committee for Cultural Property with a Burdened Past” that will hear ownership disputes about Nazi-looted art as well cultural property acquired during the colonial era. They discuss why it has taken the Swiss so long to establish a process like this, the unique role of Switzerland during WWII, the challenges of the mostly voluntary and non-binding process, and the many questions that remain open as implementation unfolds.

Notes for this episode: https://artlawpodcast.com/2025/09/04/switzerland-starts-to-address-cultural-property-with-a-burdened-past/

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