“Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly” -why we all should care for #CulturalHeritage and be generous and creative in our support to those who defend it - My keynote @ArcHerNet_org conference @AuswaertigesAmt #Unite4Heritage @gcpch #MLK50

To all who feel the same about a convicted felon returning to the White House with his transnational crime syndicate. A few years down the road another German moron, e.g. from #NoAfD, may label him a communist. Stay strong and don’t despair. 😘 X

#Museum vibes this time of the year.

Listen to President John F. Kennedy in September 1963 dedicating the Pinchot Institute for Conservation at Grey Towers, Milford, PA: More than 60 ys have passed since and what have we achieved? Where are we now? ⁦@parents4future⁩ ⁦@AufstandLastGen⁩

For all lost in darkness and despair today. “If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Election vibes near Brunswick, ME.

„Only through decisive action can we safeguard the natural world, avert profound human suffering, and ensure that future generations inherit the livable world they deserve. The future of humanity hangs in the balance.“ https://t.co/iFdOVyMRmG

As long as it is more appealing to US TV channels to send their anchors out in rain coats to hours talking about rain and wind , but not about the fossile fuel industry , carbon emissions and man-made climate change , we got no chance whatsoever to get ahead of the game #MILTON

If our descendants are lucky, very lucky, they may still get the opportunity to express their gratitude to those very climate activists who rang the bell and should not have received custodial sentences ….

Not only #CulturalHeritage professionals need to take a look at these devastating numbers: „the destruction of cultural Ukranian identity is at the heart of Russian genocidal  policy“, says @IhorPoshyvailo at #NCCPP2024 at @GettyMuseum.@icom_icms

It’s important to understand the mechanisms of art crime, it’s all about money - Great contribution by @Terressa_Davis from @CombatLooting on the first day of the #NCCPP2024 at the @GettyMuseum

Danke an Bernhard Klier & @gruenes_museum . Ein Heimspiel @kulturSPK mit tollen ReferentInnen. Die Antwort ist ein klares jein. Es gibt inzwischen gute Ansätze an immer mehr Orten - die großen Museen u.a. in Berlin, Dresden und München aber sind eher Nachzügler als Vorreiter.

Nachdem so viele Sachsen (und Thüringer) letzte Woche Faschisten und Populisten gewählt haben, müssen sich wohl die anderen, die weiter in Freiheit und Demokratie leben wollen mal was Neues einfallen lassen #PENCK #FCKNZS

Why do w need art in a burning world? Good question . Food for thought. Wroclaw , 2024

Symbolbild Thüringen und Sachsen. August 2024. #FCKNZS

And here goes the last bottle of Karmeliter Bräu from Bad Neustadt/ Saale. After brewing since 1352, more than 650 years, another traditional brewery in Bavaria gone. Enjoy the remainder of your summer, y’all ! #RIP #IntangibleHeritage

Discussing new, common initiatives for better connecting research on climate change and cultural heritage in Germany and the wider EU context with @DJ_Gerics at @GERICS_Germany in Hamburg today. @JPIClimate @HeritageR_Hub #ARCHE_EU @KEAtweets @StecciHorizonEU

The logic of failure : when it comes down of sustainability and risk management in times of climate change , sadly, this very responsibility is totally ignored in the vast majority of museums around the globe

Certainly not in here for advertising #Layher scaffolding , but a huge shoutout for the boys , who set up today the temporary roof over the apse in Gelati’s Church of Virgin the Blessed. I hope there supervisor reads this . Impressive precision work by amazing guys.

Georgian #Gelati Conservation Project is bringing together many disciplines in a challenging endeavor to safeguard the future for this important monument. Lots of progress during last year . Happy to be part of this wonderful team of colleagues ! @blueshieldgeo @icomgeorgia

A rainy evening in London in May. Safeguarding cultural heritage in a shifting climate: exciting debate hosted by Boris Pretzel & Bev Art with amazing panelists Stefan Michalski, Julie McCann, Jonathan Ashley-Smith & @LJaneHenderson . What a privilege!