As part of the French presidency of the European network of restitution commissions, the CIVS is organizing the Recovered Memories conference in Paris on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Open to the public upon registration, this meeting will be devoted to dialogue between the families of the dispossessed, cultural institutions and restitution commissions.

United in the same network for five years, the commissions created in Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are implementing policies for the restitution of cultural property looted between 1933 and 1945 under the National Socialist regime.

On June 26, restitution cases will be presented, highlighting objects returned to families, with heirs, restitution commissions and relevant cultural institutions, such as museums, libraries and foundations.