On February 22nd, The Magnes Collection at the University of California, Berkeley presents “Protecting Cultural Heritage during Armed Conflict,” a special lecture with Patty Gerstenblith, President of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield and Chair of the Blue Shield International Working Group on Countering Trafficking of Cultural Objects. Dr. Gerstenblith will be discussing the legal, ethical, and voluntary constraints that have been adopted to protect cultural heritage and, in particular, archaeological sites from theft and looting during armed conflict.
This special event will take place in person at The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm.
For more details and to register for this event, please visit the event’s webpage.
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