Welcome to the website of the Austrian Committee of the Blue Shield! ​

The Blue Shield is a network of committees of dedicated individuals across the world that is
 “committed to the protection of the world’s cultural property, and is concerned with the protection of cultural ​and natural heritage, tangible and intangible, in the event of armed conflict, natural- or human-made disaster.”  
(Article 2.1, Blue Shield Statutes 2016)

+++ on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the hague convention +++

Find out more about our
 70th Anniversary Celebration of the
“1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict” 

our organisation

Blue Shield Austria is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and one of the National Committees of the Blue Shield who are coordinated by Blue Shield International. Find out more about our structure, our board & the Blue Shield Austria members.

70th anniversary 

This year is the 70th Anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which was created on the 14 May 1954. Find out more about this year's anniversary activities!

our activities

The Austrian Committee of the Blue Shield realises Blue Shield activities in its national context. Find out more about the latest events and our upcoming activities!
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