Blue Shield Austria and Blue Shield Germany, together with the German Society for Cultural Property Protection e.V., the Swiss Society for Cultural Property Protection & the Fraunhofer Society, hosted a 70th anniversary event of the ‘1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict’ on 2 July 2024 at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU in Brussels, which the BSI Secretariat was delighted to attend.
The event looked at the Convention’s ‘Milestones & Way to go’, offering insights from various experts of respective institutions and fields including the European Union, the Defense sector as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Through collaborative dialogue, the event explored interdisciplinary strategies and initiatives for further enhancing the protection of cultural property in armed conflicts and catastrophes, and will make a series of recommendations for better protecting cultural property and implementing the 1954 Hague Convention
This event was held under the patronage of the Austrian Embassy to Belgium, supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum.
Deputy Secretary General Anna Puhr and the Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum Brussels, Waltraud Strommer, talk about the anniversary event and the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in conflict and crisis situations on radio klassik Stephansdom – listen to it now!
