so we’ve heard a lot of amazing stories and information tonight about the
and information tonight about the
and information tonight about the various ways that we can lose cultural
various ways that we can lose cultural
various ways that we can lose cultural heritage to looting but we haven’t
heritage to looting but we haven’t
heritage to looting but we haven’t really talked about losing cultural
really talked about losing cultural
really talked about losing cultural heritage to armed conflict and the kind
heritage to armed conflict and the kind
heritage to armed conflict and the kind of looting that basically just happens
of looting that basically just happens
of looting that basically just happens when you have an entire nation like Nazi
when you have an entire nation like Nazi
when you have an entire nation like Nazi Germany kind of devoted to looting on
Germany kind of devoted to looting on
Germany kind of devoted to looting on the most massive scale in history and
the most massive scale in history and
the most massive scale in history and there was a recent movie called the
there was a recent movie called the
there was a recent movie called the monuments men that kind of in a
monuments men that kind of in a
monuments men that kind of in a fictionalized way devoted itself to
fictionalized way devoted itself to
fictionalized way devoted itself to talking about the monuments men and
talking about the monuments men and
talking about the monuments men and these were really my heroes when I was
these were really my heroes when I was
these were really my heroes when I was in grad school studying art history and
in grad school studying art history and
in grad school studying art history and also serving as a young military officer
also serving as a young military officer
also serving as a young military officer and I thought wow that’s pretty cool
and I thought wow that’s pretty cool
and I thought wow that’s pretty cool I would love to save art as part of my
I would love to save art as part of my
I would love to save art as part of my military career there were fewer than
military career there were fewer than
military career there were fewer than 350 monuments men altogether most of
350 monuments men altogether most of
350 monuments men altogether most of them were in the US military
them were in the US military
them were in the US military a small handful of them were from the
a small handful of them were from the
a small handful of them were from the British military and then other Allied
British military and then other Allied
British military and then other Allied forces and and think of this in a
forces and and think of this in a
forces and and think of this in a conflict of over a billion people
conflict of over a billion people
conflict of over a billion people throughout World War two while we have
throughout World War two while we have
throughout World War two while we have this amazing story the monuments men not
this amazing story the monuments men not
this amazing story the monuments men not a lot of people remembered it and I
a lot of people remembered it and I
a lot of people remembered it and I think that the movie really brought to
think that the movie really brought to
think that the movie really brought to bear this awareness about cultural
bear this awareness about cultural
bear this awareness about cultural property during armed conflict and and
property during armed conflict and and
property during armed conflict and and the risk that it takes yes of course
the risk that it takes yes of course
the risk that it takes yes of course people are killed and people are
people are killed and people are
people are killed and people are displaced on a massive scale but what
displaced on a massive scale but what
displaced on a massive scale but what happens to their identity to their
happens to their identity to their
happens to their identity to their cultural heritage and how did the Nazi
cultural heritage and how did the Nazi
cultural heritage and how did the Nazi looting of millions of objects and and
looting of millions of objects and and
looting of millions of objects and and particularly from European museums and
particularly from European museums and
particularly from European museums and Jewish collections where people were
Jewish collections where people were
Jewish collections where people were targeted specifically because of their
targeted specifically because of their
targeted specifically because of their collections like the Rothschild family
collections like the Rothschild family
collections like the Rothschild family etc you know how how do you combat that
etc you know how how do you combat that
etc you know how how do you combat that and so we had this small group of people
and so we had this small group of people
and so we had this small group of people dedicated to this this is James rorimer
dedicated to this this is James rorimer
dedicated to this this is James rorimer who was a serving military and infantry
who was a serving military and infantry
who was a serving military and infantry officer and basically most of the
officer and basically most of the
officer and basically most of the monuments men were already actively
monuments men were already actively
monuments men were already actively serving in the military and the cultural
serving in the military and the cultural
serving in the military and the cultural heritage professional community the
heritage professional community the
heritage professional community the museums community essentially told the
museums community essentially told the
museums community essentially told the military where to find these folks
military where to find these folks
military where to find these folks within the ranks who had this kind of
within the ranks who had this kind of
within the ranks who had this kind of capability
capability
capability James rumor was a curator at the
James rumor was a curator at the
James rumor was a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art they brought
Metropolitan Museum of Art they brought
Metropolitan Museum of Art they brought him out of the infantry and over to the
him out of the infantry and over to the
him out of the infantry and over to the monuments men and they worked kind of
monuments men and they worked kind of
monuments men and they worked kind of all across Europe
all across Europe
all across Europe first of all preventing or trying to
first of all preventing or trying to
first of all preventing or trying to prevent through mapping by providing
prevent through mapping by providing
prevent through mapping by providing maps to the military to keep them from
maps to the military to keep them from
maps to the military to keep them from hitting sites with bombing but then
hitting sites with bombing but then
hitting sites with bombing but then later as they discovered the looted
later as they discovered the looted
later as they discovered the looted material that the Nazis were was we’re
material that the Nazis were was we’re
material that the Nazis were was we’re keeping around in Austria and Germany
keeping around in Austria and Germany
keeping around in Austria and Germany finding that material figuring out a way
finding that material figuring out a way
finding that material figuring out a way to repatriate it to its country of
to repatriate it to its country of
to repatriate it to its country of origin so it could be returned to its
origin so it could be returned to its
origin so it could be returned to its rightful owners so we learned a big
rightful owners so we learned a big
rightful owners so we learned a big lesson from that and the countries of
lesson from that and the countries of
lesson from that and the countries of the world got together and decided to
the world got together and decided to
the world got together and decided to create a new international treaty the
create a new international treaty the
create a new international treaty the 1954 Hague Convention – specifically to
1954 Hague Convention – specifically to
1954 Hague Convention – specifically to protect cultural heritage during armed
protect cultural heritage during armed
protect cultural heritage during armed conflict but that doesn’t mean that it
conflict but that doesn’t mean that it
conflict but that doesn’t mean that it necessarily worked you can make treaties
necessarily worked you can make treaties
necessarily worked you can make treaties but a lot of times the countries
but a lot of times the countries
but a lot of times the countries involved in conflicts don’t necessarily
involved in conflicts don’t necessarily
involved in conflicts don’t necessarily adhere to them so we had terrible
adhere to them so we had terrible
adhere to them so we had terrible situations like the intentional
situations like the intentional
situations like the intentional targeting of cultural heritage in the
targeting of cultural heritage in the
targeting of cultural heritage in the Bosnia conflict we had the deliberate
Bosnia conflict we had the deliberate
Bosnia conflict we had the deliberate destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by
destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by
destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban and I think most of us
the Taliban and I think most of us
the Taliban and I think most of us remember the 2003 looting of the Iraq
remember the 2003 looting of the Iraq
remember the 2003 looting of the Iraq museum it was very much in the media
museum it was very much in the media
museum it was very much in the media that everything from the museum was
that everything from the museum was
that everything from the museum was completely gone that actually turned out
completely gone that actually turned out
completely gone that actually turned out not to be true
not to be true
not to be true the museum staff hid many of those
the museum staff hid many of those
the museum staff hid many of those collections or most of the collections
collections or most of the collections
collections or most of the collections in a secret storage location the real
in a secret storage location the real
in a secret storage location the real saviors of cultural heritage in these
saviors of cultural heritage in these
saviors of cultural heritage in these terrible situations of disaster and
terrible situations of disaster and
terrible situations of disaster and armed conflict and looting are the
armed conflict and looting are the
armed conflict and looting are the people who take care of it every day
people who take care of it every day
people who take care of it every day those curators those museum directors
those curators those museum directors
those curators those museum directors who often risk their lives to do this
who often risk their lives to do this
who often risk their lives to do this and this was the same case in the Iraq
and this was the same case in the Iraq
and this was the same case in the Iraq museum but they did indeed lose more
museum but they did indeed lose more
museum but they did indeed lose more than 15,000 objects for the collection
than 15,000 objects for the collection
than 15,000 objects for the collection that’s an estimate
that’s an estimate
that’s an estimate commentation very important you don’t
commentation very important you don’t
commentation very important you don’t know what’s been looted from your museum
know what’s been looted from your museum
know what’s been looted from your museum if it hasn’t properly been catalogued
if it hasn’t properly been catalogued
if it hasn’t properly been catalogued and photographed to begin with
and photographed to begin with
and photographed to begin with unfortunately that was the case with the
unfortunately that was the case with the
unfortunately that was the case with the Iraq museum under the ten years of
Iraq museum under the ten years of
Iraq museum under the ten years of sanctions they had it really been able
sanctions they had it really been able
sanctions they had it really been able to take the time to document excavation
to take the time to document excavation
to take the time to document excavation material that was coming into the museum
material that was coming into the museum
material that was coming into the museum it kind of got boxed and put in storage
it kind of got boxed and put in storage
it kind of got boxed and put in storage and that was the first place the looters
and that was the first place the looters
and that was the first place the looters went was to the storage areas they
went was to the storage areas they
went was to the storage areas they couldn’t hide everything
couldn’t hide everything
couldn’t hide everything many many storage magazines over a
many many storage magazines over a
many many storage magazines over a million objects were in this museum when
million objects were in this museum when
million objects were in this museum when it was looted and unfortunately many of
it was looted and unfortunately many of
it was looted and unfortunately many of the regional museums had stored their
the regional museums had stored their
the regional museums had stored their collections in Baghdad for safekeeping
collections in Baghdad for safekeeping
collections in Baghdad for safekeeping which turned out to be not so safe you’d
which turned out to be not so safe you’d
which turned out to be not so safe you’d think that there’s an international
think that there’s an international
think that there’s an international group sort of a cultural heritage rescue
group sort of a cultural heritage rescue
group sort of a cultural heritage rescue squad that parachutes in after an
squad that parachutes in after an
squad that parachutes in after an incident like this and that’s what I
incident like this and that’s what I
incident like this and that’s what I thought I was a very naive major who was
thought I was a very naive major who was
thought I was a very naive major who was assigned to go to Baghdad to help with
assigned to go to Baghdad to help with
assigned to go to Baghdad to help with the museum and to help advise the
the museum and to help advise the
the museum and to help advise the Ministry of Culture as an art historian
Ministry of Culture as an art historian
Ministry of Culture as an art historian and museum curator myself and suddenly
and museum curator myself and suddenly
and museum curator myself and suddenly realized that we had a much larger scale
realized that we had a much larger scale
realized that we had a much larger scale problem than just the museum looting we
problem than just the museum looting we
problem than just the museum looting we had looting of archaeological sites
had looting of archaeological sites
had looting of archaeological sites throughout the country you know under
throughout the country you know under
throughout the country you know under the Saddam Hussein death was the penalty
the Saddam Hussein death was the penalty
the Saddam Hussein death was the penalty for looting if he got caught but you
for looting if he got caught but you
for looting if he got caught but you know suddenly here was a really unstable
know suddenly here was a really unstable
know suddenly here was a really unstable situation with looting happening in the
situation with looting happening in the
situation with looting happening in the city of Baghdad so it wasn’t very easy
city of Baghdad so it wasn’t very easy
city of Baghdad so it wasn’t very easy to go out to the countryside and protect
to go out to the countryside and protect
to go out to the countryside and protect archaeological sites and so here’s the
archaeological sites and so here’s the
archaeological sites and so here’s the extent of the monuments men for Baghdad
extent of the monuments men for Baghdad
extent of the monuments men for Baghdad in 2003 and one of them was a woman
in 2003 and one of them was a woman
in 2003 and one of them was a woman there were monuments women in World War
there were monuments women in World War
there were monuments women in World War two as well but so my colleague was
two as well but so my colleague was
two as well but so my colleague was Sumner their captain was Sumner at the
Sumner their captain was Sumner at the
Sumner their captain was Sumner at the time was landscape archaeologist and so
time was landscape archaeologist and so
time was landscape archaeologist and so he he preceded me in Baghdad and you
he he preceded me in Baghdad and you
he he preceded me in Baghdad and you know when I arrived after the looting I
know when I arrived after the looting I
know when I arrived after the looting I I was called up as an individual went
I was called up as an individual went
I was called up as an individual went straight to Baghdad and he said Wow okay
straight to Baghdad and he said Wow okay
straight to Baghdad and he said Wow okay good luck with this because I’m gonna go
good luck with this because I’m gonna go
good luck with this because I’m gonna go save the National Zoo now and that’s
save the National Zoo now and that’s
save the National Zoo now and that’s exactly what he proceeded to do and he
exactly what he proceeded to do and he
exactly what he proceeded to do and he wrote a wonderful book
wrote a wonderful book
wrote a wonderful book about it so but I just want to point out
about it so but I just want to point out
about it so but I just want to point out that we’re at the central bank of Iraq
that we’re at the central bank of Iraq
that we’re at the central bank of Iraq in this photo in Baghdad and we’re here
in this photo in Baghdad and we’re here
in this photo in Baghdad and we’re here because a wonderful collection of
because a wonderful collection of
because a wonderful collection of archaeological artifacts from the site
archaeological artifacts from the site
archaeological artifacts from the site at NIMH Rude often referred to as the
at NIMH Rude often referred to as the
at NIMH Rude often referred to as the treasure of NIMH rood which is a very
treasure of NIMH rood which is a very
treasure of NIMH rood which is a very important probably next to King Tut’s
important probably next to King Tut’s
important probably next to King Tut’s treasure and the bactrian hoard probably
treasure and the bactrian hoard probably
treasure and the bactrian hoard probably the third most important treasure of the
the third most important treasure of the
the third most important treasure of the like and National Geographic was very
like and National Geographic was very
like and National Geographic was very very worried about the status of this
very worried about the status of this
very worried about the status of this collection and had representatives there
collection and had representatives there
collection and had representatives there on the ground they had a project where
on the ground they had a project where
on the ground they had a project where they actually paid to pump water out of
they actually paid to pump water out of
they actually paid to pump water out of the basement of the Arak National Museum
the basement of the Arak National Museum
the basement of the Arak National Museum and why the military hadn’t figured out
and why the military hadn’t figured out
and why the military hadn’t figured out how to do this yet I still don’t have a
how to do this yet I still don’t have a
how to do this yet I still don’t have a clue but and it had to be done more than
clue but and it had to be done more than
clue but and it had to be done more than once because they were having a hard
once because they were having a hard
once because they were having a hard time finding out where the water was
time finding out where the water was
time finding out where the water was coming in but finally they were able to
coming in but finally they were able to
coming in but finally they were able to do so and I you know got 10 years later
do so and I you know got 10 years later
do so and I you know got 10 years later just want to thank my colleagues at
just want to thank my colleagues at
just want to thank my colleagues at National Geographic for contributing to
National Geographic for contributing to
National Geographic for contributing to that and allowing us to safeguard this
that and allowing us to safeguard this
that and allowing us to safeguard this really important cultural resource so
really important cultural resource so
really important cultural resource so coming back and realizing that there
coming back and realizing that there
coming back and realizing that there really isn’t an organization who does
really isn’t an organization who does
really isn’t an organization who does this kind of cultural heritage rescue
this kind of cultural heritage rescue
this kind of cultural heritage rescue like on the ground
like on the ground
like on the ground immediate response kind of like Doctors
immediate response kind of like Doctors
immediate response kind of like Doctors Without Borders does for people I really
Without Borders does for people I really
Without Borders does for people I really realized that there is not that kind of
realized that there is not that kind of
realized that there is not that kind of Museum for culture we have UNESCO which
Museum for culture we have UNESCO which
Museum for culture we have UNESCO which is a really important organization that
is a really important organization that
is a really important organization that does major cultural heritage
does major cultural heritage
does major cultural heritage preservation projects but I’m talking
preservation projects but I’m talking
preservation projects but I’m talking about real have a bag packed by your
about real have a bag packed by your
about real have a bag packed by your door and have all your shots and go and
door and have all your shots and go and
door and have all your shots and go and help your colleagues in a disaster
help your colleagues in a disaster
help your colleagues in a disaster situation like this so we created the
situation like this so we created the
situation like this so we created the u.s. committee of the Blue Shield it’s a
u.s. committee of the Blue Shield it’s a
u.s. committee of the Blue Shield it’s a nonprofit organization that’s part of an
nonprofit organization that’s part of an
nonprofit organization that’s part of an international network to do this kind of
international network to do this kind of
international network to do this kind of or to support this kind of work but it’s
or to support this kind of work but it’s
or to support this kind of work but it’s still very difficult and I’ll talk about
still very difficult and I’ll talk about
still very difficult and I’ll talk about you know some of the ongoing challenges
you know some of the ongoing challenges
you know some of the ongoing challenges of trying to do this kind of work
of trying to do this kind of work
of trying to do this kind of work internationally I don’t think I have to
internationally I don’t think I have to
internationally I don’t think I have to go too far into the problems with
go too far into the problems with
go too far into the problems with Egyptian sites but I have to say
Egyptian sites but I have to say
Egyptian sites but I have to say it felt a little bit DejaVu seeing
it felt a little bit DejaVu seeing
it felt a little bit DejaVu seeing images of anna major archaeological
images of anna major archaeological
images of anna major archaeological museum in a country where there was
museum in a country where there was
museum in a country where there was horrible instability and seeing images
horrible instability and seeing images
horrible instability and seeing images of soldiers inside the National Museum
of soldiers inside the National Museum
of soldiers inside the National Museum in Egypt a place that I’d only gotten an
in Egypt a place that I’d only gotten an
in Egypt a place that I’d only gotten an opportunity to visit once and you know
opportunity to visit once and you know
opportunity to visit once and you know worried very much about what was going
worried very much about what was going
worried very much about what was going to happen with the sights another major
to happen with the sights another major
to happen with the sights another major area where we’ve seen intentional
area where we’ve seen intentional
area where we’ve seen intentional destruction of cultural heritage
destruction of cultural heritage
destruction of cultural heritage recently you heard about the jihadist
recently you heard about the jihadist
recently you heard about the jihadist groups who occupied northern Mali and
groups who occupied northern Mali and
groups who occupied northern Mali and finally in January of 2012 they were
finally in January of 2012 they were
finally in January of 2012 they were driven out by French forces but not
driven out by French forces but not
driven out by French forces but not before they did a tremendous amount of
before they did a tremendous amount of
before they did a tremendous amount of damage to the cultural heritage of the
damage to the cultural heritage of the
damage to the cultural heritage of the region and particularly the historic
region and particularly the historic
region and particularly the historic city of Timbuktu where they damaged they
city of Timbuktu where they damaged they
city of Timbuktu where they damaged they burned many of the manuscript
burned many of the manuscript
burned many of the manuscript collections of the Achmed Baba library
collections of the Achmed Baba library
collections of the Achmed Baba library they looted museums as you can see there
they looted museums as you can see there
they looted museums as you can see there they destroyed the Sufi Saints
they destroyed the Sufi Saints
they destroyed the Sufi Saints mausoleums around the city of Timbuktu
mausoleums around the city of Timbuktu
mausoleums around the city of Timbuktu and they also in a really insidious way
and they also in a really insidious way
and they also in a really insidious way prevented Malians from practicing their
prevented Malians from practicing their
prevented Malians from practicing their very important intangible heritage no
very important intangible heritage no
very important intangible heritage no singing no traditional dress women were
singing no traditional dress women were
singing no traditional dress women were not allowed to wear their hair the way
not allowed to wear their hair the way
not allowed to wear their hair the way they wanted to men were required to
they wanted to men were required to
they wanted to men were required to dress in a certain way and they weren’t
dress in a certain way and they weren’t
dress in a certain way and they weren’t allowed to have dance poetry or theatre
allowed to have dance poetry or theatre
allowed to have dance poetry or theatre so these things for millions you know
so these things for millions you know
so these things for millions you know we’re almost as damaged damaging to
we’re almost as damaged damaging to
we’re almost as damaged damaging to their culture as seeing the objects to
their culture as seeing the objects to
their culture as seeing the objects to start and then finally the really
start and then finally the really
start and then finally the really terrible scenario that we’re
terrible scenario that we’re
terrible scenario that we’re experiencing now with the Syrian civil
experiencing now with the Syrian civil
experiencing now with the Syrian civil war this is the ancient souk in Aleppo
war this is the ancient souk in Aleppo
war this is the ancient souk in Aleppo this is just one example of the many
this is just one example of the many
this is just one example of the many many tragic cases the city of Aleppo is
many tragic cases the city of Aleppo is
many tragic cases the city of Aleppo is a world heritage site and it has been
a world heritage site and it has been
a world heritage site and it has been pretty much devastated during the
pretty much devastated during the
pretty much devastated during the conflict the Grand Mosque has been
conflict the Grand Mosque has been
conflict the Grand Mosque has been grievously damaged that whole central
grievously damaged that whole central
grievously damaged that whole central ancient part of the city damaged crac de
ancient part of the city damaged crac de
ancient part of the city damaged crac de chevaliers the crusader fortress another
chevaliers the crusader fortress another
chevaliers the crusader fortress another world hair
world hair
world hair site very much devastated from being
site very much devastated from being
site very much devastated from being used as a military base of operations
used as a military base of operations
used as a military base of operations and the fighting going on between the
and the fighting going on between the
and the fighting going on between the two sides those are just a few examples
two sides those are just a few examples
two sides those are just a few examples so what can we do about it resources
so what can we do about it resources
so what can we do about it resources well where I work the Smithsonian a few
well where I work the Smithsonian a few
well where I work the Smithsonian a few years ago recognized that there is a
years ago recognized that there is a
years ago recognized that there is a need for this type of response and with
need for this type of response and with
need for this type of response and with our resources that we have 19 museums 9
our resources that we have 19 museums 9
our resources that we have 19 museums 9 research centers a zoo and more than
research centers a zoo and more than
research centers a zoo and more than 6,000 colleagues that I can call upon
6,000 colleagues that I can call upon
6,000 colleagues that I can call upon for their time and their expertise it’s
for their time and their expertise it’s
for their time and their expertise it’s it’s become really clear that through
it’s become really clear that through
it’s become really clear that through partnerships a sort of
partnerships a sort of
partnerships a sort of whole-of-government approach talking
whole-of-government approach talking
whole-of-government approach talking with organizations within government
with organizations within government
with organizations within government like the Department of State USAID the
like the Department of State USAID the
like the Department of State USAID the Department of Defense that we can have a
Department of Defense that we can have a
Department of Defense that we can have a lot of effect and then partnering with
lot of effect and then partnering with
lot of effect and then partnering with nongovernmental organizations and
nongovernmental organizations and
nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits like National Geographic like
nonprofits like National Geographic like
nonprofits like National Geographic like the Blue Shield like the International
the Blue Shield like the International
the Blue Shield like the International Council of museums etc that we can have
Council of museums etc that we can have
Council of museums etc that we can have an effect so in order to help with this
an effect so in order to help with this
an effect so in order to help with this Darth of modern-day monuments men as we
Darth of modern-day monuments men as we
Darth of modern-day monuments men as we like to say the Blue Shield and
like to say the Blue Shield and
like to say the Blue Shield and instituted a program of training u.s.
instituted a program of training u.s.
instituted a program of training u.s. military forces about cultural property
military forces about cultural property
military forces about cultural property protection specifically Civil Affairs
protection specifically Civil Affairs
protection specifically Civil Affairs units the world war two monuments men
units the world war two monuments men
units the world war two monuments men were Civil Affairs and they still are
were Civil Affairs and they still are
were Civil Affairs and they still are today this is a very recent one just a
today this is a very recent one just a
today this is a very recent one just a couple of weeks ago we had Marines from
couple of weeks ago we had Marines from
couple of weeks ago we had Marines from the civil military operation school at
the civil military operation school at
the civil military operation school at Quantico at the National Portrait
Quantico at the National Portrait
Quantico at the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum training
Gallery and American Art Museum training
Gallery and American Art Museum training on packing and crating in emergency
on packing and crating in emergency
on packing and crating in emergency situations the Haiti project was a big
situations the Haiti project was a big
situations the Haiti project was a big area where Smithsonian really recognized
area where Smithsonian really recognized
area where Smithsonian really recognized the need to jump in and help with
the need to jump in and help with
the need to jump in and help with cultural recovery during that we
cultural recovery during that we
cultural recovery during that we partnered with a number of organizations
partnered with a number of organizations
partnered with a number of organizations including the American Institute for
including the American Institute for
including the American Institute for conservation which is based here in DC
conservation which is based here in DC
conservation which is based here in DC the President’s Committee on the arts
the President’s Committee on the arts
the President’s Committee on the arts and humanities helped us get it kicked
and humanities helped us get it kicked
and humanities helped us get it kicked off with Michelle Obama’s involvement
off with Michelle Obama’s involvement
off with Michelle Obama’s involvement and we were able to help our Haitian
and we were able to help our Haitian
and we were able to help our Haitian colleagues save more than 30,000 objects
colleagues save more than 30,000 objects
colleagues save more than 30,000 objects of their heritage over an 18-month
of their heritage over an 18-month
of their heritage over an 18-month project near the Holy Trinity murals
project near the Holy Trinity murals
project near the Holy Trinity murals that were saved and these are being
that were saved and these are being
that were saved and these are being stored until they can build a new church
stored until they can build a new church
stored until they can build a new church we have a museum professional training
we have a museum professional training
we have a museum professional training program at the Smithsonian which works
program at the Smithsonian which works
program at the Smithsonian which works around the world but in particular
around the world but in particular
around the world but in particular recently we went to Mali to help train
recently we went to Mali to help train
recently we went to Mali to help train their museum professionals plus
their museum professionals plus
their museum professionals plus professionals from eight other West
professionals from eight other West
professionals from eight other West African countries on disaster risk
African countries on disaster risk
African countries on disaster risk management thinking about using museums
management thinking about using museums
management thinking about using museums for post-conflict reconciliation and
for post-conflict reconciliation and
for post-conflict reconciliation and other programs to really help museum
other programs to really help museum
other programs to really help museum professionals think about that what-if
professionals think about that what-if
professionals think about that what-if scenario what if this could happen in my
scenario what if this could happen in my
scenario what if this could happen in my museum or if it already has sharing
museum or if it already has sharing
museum or if it already has sharing information about how you were able to
information about how you were able to
information about how you were able to save your collections we hope to be able
save your collections we hope to be able
save your collections we hope to be able to serve as a point of coordination for
to serve as a point of coordination for
to serve as a point of coordination for multiple partnerships to help be that
multiple partnerships to help be that
multiple partnerships to help be that emergency responder for cultural
emergency responder for cultural
emergency responder for cultural heritage to help our colleagues who are
heritage to help our colleagues who are
heritage to help our colleagues who are under duress from natural disasters and
under duress from natural disasters and
under duress from natural disasters and armed conflicts to save their
armed conflicts to save their
armed conflicts to save their collections and to train about
collections and to train about
collections and to train about documentation and international legal
documentation and international legal
documentation and international legal instruments that can help worldwide and
instruments that can help worldwide and
instruments that can help worldwide and saving our cultural heritage thanks a
saving our cultural heritage thanks a
saving our cultural heritage thanks a lot
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