Wartime Art Restitution Enquiry

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Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

You work as an assistant curator at a municipal gallery. Your team recently completed an archival provenance check confirming that a 19th-century landscape painting in the permanent collection was unlawfully confiscated during wartime. You need to email your department head, Dr Evans, about the findings.

Summarise the evidence confirming the painting's wartime confiscation.
Ask about the formal procedure for contacting the rightful family heirs.
Suggest organising an internal briefing with the board of trustees before making an announcement.

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Questions 2–3

Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

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Illicit Antiquities Transfer Advice

You are a collections registrar at a university museum. A private donor recently offered a collection of ancient bronze coins, but your import checks suggest they were exported without an official export permit thirty years ago. Write an email to the university legal officer, Ms Davies, to explain the issue.

Explain why the collection cannot be accepted into the museum inventory.
Ask for guidance on returning the artefacts to the source country's ministry.
Recommend updating the museum's acquisition policy to avoid similar delays in future.

Returning Loaned Geological Specimen

You are an exhibition officer at a regional science centre. Your centre has held a rare iron meteorite on loan from a rural discovery centre for over a decade, and the loan agreement has expired. Write an email to Marcus, the manager of the rural centre, regarding the transfer.

Explain the transport arrangements and security measures prepared for the handover.
Ask for confirmation of suitable dates for receiving the specimen.
Suggest holding a joint media event to celebrate the specimen's return.

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