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Bénédicte Savoy    

French Art Historian

Bénédicte Savoy is a French art historian, specialising in the critical enquiry of the provenance of works of art, including looted art and other forms of illegally acquired cultural objects.

Savoy is professor of Modern Art History at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, and professor for the cultural history of European art from the 18th to 20th century at the Collège de France in Paris. Commissioned by the French President in 2018, she and academic researcher Felwine Sarr from Senegal are the authors of a report on the restitution of African cultural heritage.

Savoy is on the TIME 100's Most Influential People of 2021 List.

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Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy: TIME100 2021 | TIME
Sep 15, 2021 ... Now, countries like France and Germany and museums including Berlin's Humboldt Forum are pioneering the process and working with African governments to craft ...

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