Preserving Legacy in Art, Erasing It in Science

This event is organised by Trianon Scientific Communication and hosted by The Nine.

An evening with Dr Audrey-Flore Ngomsik and art advisor Sterenn Denys examining what happens when documentation systems work, and what happens when they don't.

Sterenn Denys spent three decades building rigorous protocols to document art collections. Every painting gets verified provenance. Every acquisition gets traced. Every transfer gets recorded. Legacy planning ensures future generations inherit the full story, not a redacted version.

Her clients need this infrastructure when buying art. Fake provenance costs collectors millions. Undocumented transfers make works legally toxic. Missing compliance records turn assets into liabilities. Sterenn operates as an independent advisor with no ties to auction houses or galleries. She secures documentation that proves your acquisition is legitimate, protected, and liquid. New collectors get tailored guidance on what to verify before you buy. The work stays clean across borders and generations.

This documentation infrastructure exists. It works. Museums and collectors rely on it daily.

Dr Audrey-Flore Ngomsik's research shows what happens when those same standards aren't applied. Women scientists whose contributions were systematically undocumented. Patents filed without their names. Research published under male colleagues. Discoveries attributed to men who walked in after the work was done.

No provenance verification. No legacy planning. No traceability protocols.

Same institutions. Different standards.

The art world developed systems to prevent erasure and misattribution. Science had access to those same tools. One field applied them. The other didn't.

This event pairs two documentation experts working in parallel systems. One shows meticulous record-keeping that preserves every detail. The other shows what centuries of selective documentation produced.

You'll discover how Sterenn's approach to collection management, estate planning, and cultural preservation creates lasting impact. You'll see documentation architecture that functions as intended. Then you'll calculate what scientific innovation lost when those same standards weren't applied to half the population.
Bring your questions about why institutions that could document everything chose to document selectivity.

Afterwards, you can enjoy a networking from 21h - 22h.