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This institution also provides a list of works with incomplete provenance during the period 1933-1945.
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Royal Air Force Museum
Grahame Park Way
Hendon
LONDON NW9 5LL
Contact for all enquiries about Holocaust or WWII Spoliation:
Adam Shepherd, Head of Collections Management.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum which collects objects and records relating to the history and traditions of the Royal Naval Air Service (1912-1918), the Royal Flying Corps (1912-1918) and the Royal Air Force (1918 to date), as well as aviation in general. The collection includes aircraft, medals, uniforms, fine art, film, photographs, documents and published material.
1. OVERALL PLANS
A Areas which could contain looted items
Fine Art
B Areas excluded and why
The majority of the RAF Museum's collections relate to the history of the RNAS, RFC and RAF, and in consequence are of largely British origin. Those objects of German origin or from German sources pertaining to the 1933-1945 period tend to comprise material produced by the Nazi regime and would not be subject to spoliation.
C Target areas and timetable for researchResearch conducted between 1999 and 2007 concluded that the RAF Museum did not hold any objects suspected of falling under spoliation. Provenance research was conducted on seven initially suspect items but none were found to be subject to spoliation.
In 2007 the Museum's Acquisition and Disposal Policy was amended to ensure due diligence is maintained in dealing with objects suspected of being subject to spoliation.
2. RESEARCH CARRIED OUT OR BEING CARRIED OUT IN TARGET AREAS.
A Process and sources for initial checks from information readily to hand
Senior Curators from the departments involved were asked to check records of provenance held on the objects being considered.
3. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRESS IN TARGET AREA
A No. of items in target area
Seven.
B No. of items where provenance has been tested satisfactorilySeven.
C No. of items where initial checks on provenance are still being made from internal sources and information readily to handNone.
D No. of items for which initial research can be taken no further and additional information is being sought from external sources
None.
4. INFORMATION ON MAKING GENERAL ENQUIRIES OR ABOUT COLLECTIONS
A Contact for all enquiries about Holocaust or WWII Spoliation
Adam Shepherd, Head of Collections Management. (For incoming information only - Fax 020 8200 1751). For enquiries see information numbers below.
B Details of Published catalogues and how to get access to them
A proportion of the calalogue can be found on Navigator, the Museum's Online Collection database at http://navigator.rafmuseum.org/. Further enquiries can be made to the Museum's Department of Research and Information Services (See below).
C How to make enquiries about collections
Enquiries about the collections should be directed to the Department of Research and Information Services - Tel. 020 8205 2266. General information can be obtained from the museum information line on Tel. 020 8358 4964.
D Press office contact
Ajay Srivastava Tel 020 8205 2266.
Royal Air Force Museum
Grahame Park Way
Hendon
LONDON NW9 5LL
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