The Power of an Idea: United States Army Announces the Training of a Modern-Day Monuments Men Force
My quest began with a seemingly simple question: “How did so much of the world’s shared art and cultural heritage survive the most destructi
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Robert M. Edsel
Jul 24, 2019
A Wonderful Honor
It was quite an honor and thrill to be in Castellabate, Italy last Saturday evening to receive the Pio Alferano Award for service to the...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jul 19, 2019
He Looked Down the Hill from his Resting Place and Smiled: The Stolen Masterpiece by Jan van Huysum
Monuments Man Lt. Fred Hartt, a towering figure in the art world and one of the saviors of Tuscany’s incomparable works of art – both...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jul 16, 2019
The Monuments Men of the 21st Century: the Italian Carabinieri
During World War II, the United States and England established the high bar for the protection of cultural treasures during war through...
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Robert M. Edsel
Feb 21, 2019
And Then There Were Three: The Passing of Monuments Man Rouben Sami
Certainly the greatest privilege of my work these past sixteen years has been meeting the Monuments Men and Women and the friendships...
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Robert M. Edsel
Dec 5, 2018
Our Better Angels: Remembering President George H.W. Bush
Today, our nation honors President George Herbert Walker Bush and his lifetime of public service. By now, most Americans are familiar...
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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 11, 2018
Honor our veterans!
This Sunday, November 11, will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, the “war to end all wars,” back when no one...
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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 7, 2018
The Passing of a Great Man and Friend: Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger
Today we mourn the passing of a great American and friend, Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger, who died yesterday after 92 remarkable years....
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Robert M. Edsel
Jan 25, 2018
In Memoriam: Dr. Bruce Cole, Champion of the Arts
Works of art and other cultural treasures have not survived the ages by accident. Learned people of previous generations understood the...
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Robert M. Edsel
Dec 16, 2016
Hitler’s Tapestry Returned to Bavaria
This morning, Friday December 16th, in Munich, the Monuments Men Foundation, in conjunction with the National World War II Museum,...
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Robert M. Edsel
Aug 25, 2015
The Islamic State’s Murder of a Modern Day Monuments Man
Khaled al-Asaad, 83-year-old retired Syrian archaeologist known admiringly as “Mr. Palmyra” for his extraordinary knowledge of that...
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Robert M. Edsel
Aug 15, 2015
Happy Birthday to Monuments Man Rouben Sami!
Today, I’d like to wish a happy 94th birthday to Monuments Man Rouben Sami! I was privileged to meet with Rouben and his wife Lee at...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 18, 2015
Monuments Man Lennox Tierney passes away at age 101
Monuments Man Lennox Tierney has died, age 101. Only five Monuments officers are still living. Of the twenty Monuments Men and women I...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 6, 2015
Eight Years Honoring the Heroes!
Eight years ago, on the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day landings, I announced the formation of the Monuments Men Foundation for the...
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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 7, 2014
Monuments Man Horace Apgar 1923-2014
We are all saddened to learn that Monuments Man Horace Apgar has died. Our long held hope was to see him standing aside the other...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jul 14, 2014
“Rose Valland: Resistance at the Museum”
Rose Valland is one of the greatest and yet unknown heroines of World War II. After risking her life spying on the Nazis, day after day...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 18, 2014
The paintings behind the Monuments Men cover
This is one of the most famous photos of the Monuments Men, and it just so happens to also be the cover photo of The Monuments Men. It...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 7, 2014
Tell Congress You Support the Monuments Men!
1.) House Bill (Click here to Vote!) H.R. 3658: To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Monuments Men, in recognition...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 6, 2014
A D-Day View from Monuments Man James Rorimer
While tens of thousands of Allied troops were flooding the beaches of Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944), the Monuments Men were...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jan 15, 2014
70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Monte Cassino
On February 15, 1944, after weeks of demoralizing battle, 229 waves of Allied bombers dropped 493.5 tons of high explosives and...
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