Recently I had the honour to preview the second novel by Canan Yetmen about the Wiesbaden Central Collecting Point and I am very happy to announce that the book is now available for Pre-Order on Amazon. What’s it about? […]
As „art historians in uniform“, the so-called Monuments Men were concerned with the protection of cultural objects during the Second World War. Starting point of this military unit was a civilian initiative to protect the cultural heritage of the art […]
More than 70 years ago, on a hot early summer of 1945 , a young soldier from Ohio came to Frankfurt – unaware that he soon will play a significant role for the German art treasures, but already with the honorable aim […]
At the workshop „Protection of historical cultural values in wartime – Second World War to Syria“ I recently met Isber Sabrine (Chair of „Heritage for Peace“), Prof. Paul Harris (Auburn University, Alabama), PD. Dr. Uwe Hunger (FoKos Siegen) und Sascha Krannich […]
World famous artworks in the province – how the German small town Wiesbaden became a storage facility for art treasures after World War II The end of World War II meant a turning point for the field of visual arts. […]
George Clooney shows us in „The Monuments Men“ the story of American art protection officers – while the war is still in full swing – catching up with the advancing troops through Europe. Initially concerned about the European monuments and architecture they also searched […]