What is the Blue Shield? Who is in it? How does it protect cultural property in crisis and conflict? Read why the Blue Shield is needed.
Blue Shield has sent missions into countries in conflict, or experiencing disasters, to conduct damage assessments and offer assistance.
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Latest Blue Shield International News
NEW RESEARCH: Heritage Destruction and Collective Memory
Blue Shield International is excited to support new research with Blue Shield Türkiye and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts
Global issues given global attention
Stone speaks at Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering Innovation, Conservation, and Sustainability, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat 24th – 27th
NEW REPORT: Scripting Workshop report available
Blue Shield International and the Netherlands 1 CMI Command hosted the inaugural Scripting Workshop in October with the
Building humanitarian partnerships for heritage protection
Professor Stone meets Nils Melzer, the ICRC’s Director of International Law, Policy, and Humanitarian Diplomacy, 14 March 2024
Latest News from National Committees
NEW RESEARCH: Heritage Destruction and Collective Memory
Blue Shield International is excited to support new research with Blue Shield Türkiye and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts
Safeguarding success with training and awareness raising
Blue Shield Belgium and France have been successful in emergency planning and awareness raising. Blue Shield Belgium visited
Cultural Heritage First Aid During Crisis in Georgia
Blue Shield Georgia organized a five day training course – “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in times of
New board member Blue Shield Netherlands
Captain Ankie Peterson outside an art storage bunker A warm welcome to Ankie Petersen! Ankie is the new
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