Video library

The holdings grow every month. Recordings are made by the Events and Communications Directorate team, or by service providers working under a specification. Each video is described by a title, a summary, keywords and a duration.

A search engine allows filtering by theme, language, year and type of content.

All videos have subtitles, and the most recent ones a full transcript. The player lets users adjust the speed, the size of the subtitles and the contrast.

Videos with essential visual elements come with an audio description, produced for reference content.

Viewing is free. Embedding a video in a third-party site is permitted using the code provided, which links back to the Organization's player. Copying the file requires a written request to the media library.

Excerpts of less than one minute may be used by the press with acknowledgement of the source.

Videos are encoded in several resolutions to suit slow connections. An audio-only version is offered for lectures. Files are stored in a durable archival format.

The holdings are backed up at two separate sites, in Paris and Geneva.

Thematic learning paths group several videos around a subject: introduction to provenance, initiation to the digital market, history of restitutions. They are used in training.

Newsletter subscribers receive a selection of new videos every month.