“I thought Shauna’s talk was fascinating and I know other people will enjoy it as much as I did.”

—Laleh Dubash

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Shauna Isaac is an art historian, lecturer and provenance researcher whose work explores art, cultural identity and the stories behind the ownership and movement of artworks. A specialist in Nazi-looted art, Shauna has worked with families, law firms and government agencies to research and recover artworks taken during World War II. She established the Central Registry of Looted Cultural Property and served on the advisory board of the European Shoah Legacy Institute. Her research also examines the looting and recovery of cultural heritage in Asia, Africa and South America.

Shauna has spoken throughout Europe, the United States and Australia. She has lectured at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge as well as given talks for corporations including Google and Microsoft. Shauna has been published in several periodicals and contributed to a number of academic books on Nazi looted art. Shauna currently oversees an art collection in the UK, which draws on her expertise in art history, provenance and collection management.

Shauna studied at Smith College and the Courtauld Institute of Art. She is available for speaking engagements and provenance research.

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