2017年,加入國(guó)際博協(xié),現(xiàn)為遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)與能力建設(shè)部的負(fù)責(zé)人。任職期間,負(fù)責(zé)與文化遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)相關(guān)的運(yùn)營(yíng)項(xiàng)目,以及與博物館主題相關(guān)的培訓(xùn)和提高認(rèn)知活動(dòng)。經(jīng)常代表國(guó)際博協(xié)出席關(guān)于打擊非法販運(yùn)文化遺產(chǎn)戰(zhàn)略的國(guó)際會(huì)議。
在加入國(guó)際博協(xié)之前,曾是一名法律顧問(wèn)和機(jī)構(gòu)事務(wù)協(xié)調(diào)員。2008年至2015年,在聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織擔(dān)任聯(lián)合專家致力于推動(dòng)頒布于1970年《關(guān)于禁止和防止非法進(jìn)出口文化財(cái)產(chǎn)和非法轉(zhuǎn)讓其所有權(quán)方法的公約》的實(shí)施。作為一名助理專家,積極促進(jìn)了該公約的振興,起草了許多關(guān)于文化物品流通的工作文件和法律公告。定期參加文化遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)法相關(guān)的國(guó)際會(huì)議,并作為發(fā)言人參與該主題下的區(qū)域性研討會(huì)。
2006年至2008年,在比利時(shí)魯汶大學(xué)取得法學(xué)碩士和藝術(shù)史碩士學(xué)位。2008年,在法國(guó)巴黎第一大學(xué)取得藝術(shù)市場(chǎng)碩士學(xué)位。
Sophie Delepierre is the Head of Heritage Protection and Capacity Building Department at the International Council of Museums (ICOM), which she joined in 2017. In this position, she leads operational programs related to protection of cultural heritage as well as training and awareness raising activities on museum’s related subjects. She regularly represents ICOM at international conferences on the strategies to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property. Previously at ICOM, she was the Legal Advisor and Institutional Affairs Coordinator.
Before joining ICOM, she served as Associated Expert at UNESCO from 2008 to 2015. She worked on the implementation of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. As Assistant Specialist, she actively contributed in the revitalization of this Convention and drafted numerous working documents and legal notices on the circulation of cultural goods. She also regularly participated in international conferences on the legal aspects of the cultural heritage protection and as speaker in regional workshops on this subject.
Sophie Delepierre holds a Master in Law and a Master in Art History from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (2006 and 2008) and a Master in Art Market from the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (2008).