Title: Defending national treasures
Description: This work explores the fate of art and cultural heritage during the Nazi occupation of France. It examines the preservation policy that the Vichy regime enacted in an assertion of sovereignty over French art museums, historic monuments, and archaeological sites.
Subjects: Art and state, Art treasures in war, Art museums, Confiscations and contributions, Protection, Cultural property, World War, 1939-1945, Destruction and pillage, History, Art and state, france, World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage, World war, 1939-1945, confiscations and contributions, France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century, German occupation, 1940-1945