Monuments Men and Women Foundation: Anna Bottinelli On World War II, Restitution, the Italian Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Unit and the Weisbaden Manifesto
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Show Notes:
3:00 348 professionals including architects, librarians and curators comprised the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Organization known as the Monuments Men
4:00 Robert Edsel’s founded of the Monuments Men Foundation
4:40 Foundation’s initial mission to locate living Monuments Men, record their stories and honor their legacies; 2015 ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men
6:15 Foundation’s mission includes locating and returning objects looted during World War II; to date, over 38 objects have been located and returned
7:00 Foundation’s archives given to the National World War II Museum; Museum to open a Monuments Men Gallery
10:00 Foundation’s mission includes raising awareness about the importance of preserving cultural heritage in all countries; membership program launching soon
11:00 Foundation also conducts provenance research
14:00 Foundation’s website features top 15 looted works still missing from World War II
17:00 Foundation’s alliance with Italian Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Unit
23:00 Foundation’s return of objects includes to German museums and individuals
24:30 Foundation’s quarterly newsletter
25:00 Foundation’s return of Italian books
26:00 Foundation’s return of paintings to South German gallery
28:45 Significance of the Wiesbaden Manifesto
33:00 Foundation’s education programs
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