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Management & Administration
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Monuments, historical sites, and even cemeteries are perennially at risk of profanation, vandalism, or terrorism. At the 2018 annual meeting, this panel discussed the notion of museums’ complicity in the looting and holding for ransom of artworks, and, in turn, museums’ role as places of sanctuary. Continuing this dynamic and lively discussion, focus on our responsibility for protecting public heritage sites, including burial sites and open-air museums.
William Eiland
Director
Georgia Museum of Art
France Desmarais
Deputy Executive Director & Scientific Director
ALIPH - International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
Corine Wegener
Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative
Smithsonian Institution