Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Real 'Monuments Men' records go on display in DC

This 1945 handout photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows the rescuing of Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child in Altaussee, Austria. Photographs, maps and records from the real corps of soldiers known as “Monuments Men” who were tasked with protecting European cultural sites and recovering looted art during World War II are going on display in Washington, many for the first time. (AP Photo/Smithsonian Institution) WASHINGTON (AP) — When art historians saw Paris fall to the Nazis in World War II, they immediately realized Europe's vast monuments, art, cathedrals and architecture were at risk and began mobilizing to protect such treasures.








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