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Provenance review

Assess an object's ownership and custodial history before public acquisition or transfer.

CUL.04.02officeUnion-wide competence

Provenance review / public remit

Assess an object's ownership and custodial history before public acquisition or transfer.

Receiving role
Provenance review assessment lead
Public counterpart
Museums & Collections

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Office output: Cultural object provenance finding

Assessment file: Cultural object provenance finding

  • source history
  • transfer documents
  • contested claims

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A difficult provenance review case

Illustrative case / CUL.04.02

A purchase file omits a community's unresolved custody claim; preserve the dispute before acceptance.

Reporting and specialist powers

Competent parent
Museums & Collections
Local public authority
Culture & Heritage Commission
Receiving evidence
source history; transfer documents; contested claims
Assessment question
A purchase file omits a community's unresolved custody claim

Public records and accountability

CUL.04.02/REG
Records and reasoned determinations

Cultural object provenance finding

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