- Ancient History, Modern Destruction: Assessing the Current Status of Syria’s World Heritage Sites Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – September 2014
A report on this project was presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of USCBS. - U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield letter to President Obama regarding the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage – September 2013
- U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield Press Release on Syrian Heritage – August 2012
- Blue Shield Second statement on Syria – April 2012
- Blue Shield statement on Syria – May 2011
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June 11, 2026
Our next webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 24th at 1:30 pm EST. "The Founding Four & 20 Years of USCBS" will look back on two decades of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield [...]
June 3, 2026
Following the severe storms and flooding in Central Texas in July 2025, the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute-Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (MCI-SCRI), with the Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab at the Virginia Museum of Natural History (CHML) and [...]
June 2, 2026
In partnership with the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute-Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (MCI-SCRI) and with the support of the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, Cultural Emergency Response (CER) launched their “Supporting Heritage at Risk” manual. It encompasses [...]
