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The real Monuments Men
Dr Nigel Pollard discusses the British Army’s role in protecting cultural heritage during the Second World War. The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act of 2017 committed the UK to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the protection of heritage and other cultural property in conflict zones.
In this context, the UK is also now creating a specialist unit for cultural property protection within its armed forces. But such a unit existed once before - the ‘Monuments Men’ whose activities to pro
In this context, the UK is also now creating a specialist unit for cultural property protection within its armed forces. But such a unit existed once before - the ‘Monuments Men’ whose activities to pro
11.30am - 12.30pm
Free, booking recommended
Free, booking recommended
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
Fri 8 Jun 2018
Website:
www.nam.ac.uk
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