Estates / heirs
Pain: Governance concentrated in persons; documentation fragmented by succession and dispute.
What changes: Governance without economic centralization; documentation continuity without possession transfer.
What remains social: Legitimacy, narrative choices, and participation norms.
Museums / institutions
Pain: High due-diligence friction for loans, exhibits, and publication support.
What changes: Reproducible authority trails and lower verification overhead through shared standards.
What remains social: Curatorial interpretation, acquisition priorities, and institutional mission.
Scholars
Pain: Citation instability and archival discontinuity across custodians and jurisdictions.
What changes: More stable references, traceable amendments, and lower research friction.
What remains social: Interpretive disagreement, historiographic debate, canon formation.
Markets
Pain: Informational asymmetry and risk discounting due to uncertain provenance continuity.
What changes: Better legibility and more consistent diligence in responsible transactions.
What remains social: Price discovery, demand cycles, and aesthetic preference formation.