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)
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)
our organisationBlue Shield Austria is a non-governmental organisation and one of the National Committees of Blue Shield. The Blue Shield was formed in response to the growing recognition of the extent of heritage damage during armed conflict, and the changes in international law designed to prevent it. Today it works globally to protect cultural heritage in emergency situations.
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS
On 21 January 2026, ICOM Austria, the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media, and Sport (BMWKMS), the Federal Monuments Office (BDA), the Austrian Armed Forces (ÖBH), the Austrian UNESCO Commission (ÖUK), and Blue Shield Austria will present a publication to provide museums and other cultural heritage institutions with guidelines for emergency management.
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our activitiesBased in the firm belief that cultural heritage is a vital and inseparable part of communities, and is not a luxury, we aim to be proactive in advocating for its protection. The Austrian Committee of the Blue Shield implements activities and projects aligned with the Blue Shield approach, adapted to Austria's national context.
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