Blue Shield Austria General Assembly and Evening Event

On 25 June 2025, the General Assembly of Blue Shield Austria took place at the Palais Dorotheum, during which a new Board was elected to guide the organization’s activities in the coming years.

Following the Assembly, a public evening event marked the 30th anniversary of the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects. The event featured a distinguished panel, including:

• Karl Habsburg, President of Blue Shield Austria
• José Angelo Estrella Faria, Former UNIDROIT Secretary General
• Felicitas Thurn-Valsassina, Head of Provenance Research at Dorotheum
• Eva Maria Gärtner, Head of the Movable Monuments Department, Federal Monuments Authority
• Willi Gabalier, Art Historian
• Moderated by Constantin Staus-Rausch, Art Historian

The evening concluded with a reception, where participants continued discussions, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among cultural institutions, researchers, and policymakers to safeguard cultural heritage.