Robert Edsel's Blog
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL LECTURE IS CANCELLED
February 8th, 2010 | 4:14 pm
I’m sorry to announce that I have had to cancel my lecture tomorrow at the University of Pennsylvania. Old Man Winter is not on our side this week – with more heavy snowstorms expected across the country, getting in and out of Philadelphia would be near impossible. This is the first [...]
NATIONAL WORLD WAR ll MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE HITLER ALBUMS OPENS!
January 29th, 2010 | 9:57 am
New Orleans is the place to be….Saints mania abounds, and rightfully so!!! But there’s another exciting event which has brought me here today: the opening of the first exhibition by the Monuments Men Foundation! And what more fitting location could there be: the stunning National World War II Museum! On display are two irreplaceable historic [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR HEROES
January 28th, 2010 | 9:46 am
My dad used to say, “the most important thing about birthdays is to keep having them!”. A little Yogi Berra I admit, but like many things he told me, the wisdom became more apparent with time.
Part of his message was to slow down and celebrate them; each is precious. So today we pause for a [...]
Who Were The Monuments Men?
The Monuments Men were a group of men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered had expertise as museum directors, curators, art scholars and educators, artists, architects, and archivists. The Monuments Men job description was simple: to save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat.
These men not only had the vision to understand the grave threat to the greatest cultural and artistic achievements of civilization, but then joined the front lines to do something about it.
Read more about our heroes.
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Our research on each of the Monuments Men and Women is now in its fifth year.
For some, we have completed biographies, and in most instances have a photograph. However, our research continues on each of the other names for which we have varying degrees of information. In some instances, we have just a name. We appeal to the public for help in completing these biographies. Anyone with information, including photographs, should contact ehudson@monumentsmen.com.
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