13 April 2023
In order to establish a permanent secretariat for the heritage in times of crisis (initially in the Walloon-Brussels Federation), and to professionalise the functioning of the NGO, the Belgian Committee of the Blue Shield is looking for an assistant manager (m/f/x)...
19 November 2022
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the European Union has stood ready to help. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism coordinates emergency material assistance to Ukraine. In Belgium, B-FAST organizes logistics. To date, 434 million euros of materials (67,000 tons)...
7 November 2022
On the initiative of the Governor of Walloon Brabant, a disaster drill was organised that day at the Folon Foundation in La Hulpe under the name ArtEx. The aim was to draw the attention of law enforcement agencies and emergency services to cultural heritage, which...
12 September 2022
20 August 2022
The municipal Museum of Fine Arts of Ghent organised a lockdown exercise on July 13 2022, during regular opening hours in the presence of visitors, museum staff, volunteers and the local police. The Blue Shield, represented by Lucas Verhaegen, participated in the...
13 July 2022
The toll of the floods in mid-July 2021 in the valleys of the Meuse and its tributaries was particularly severe. Both the human toll – 39 people lost their lives – and the material damage were immense. Cultural heritage was not spared either! The Belgian Blue Shield...
9 March 2022
On 25 February 2022, Blue Shield International issued the following statement regarding the situation in Ukraine: The Blue Shield is extremely concerned regarding the escalating conflict in the Ukraine. We ask all those involved to obey all relevant international law...
31 January 2022
Madam Minister of the Interior, Since 31 December 2021, Belgium no longer has a single detective within the federal police to combat the illegal trade in works of art. As a result, our country is failing to comply with the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting...
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15 December 2021
Gifts are welcome : https://donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/GC-PIEO
11 December 2021
The ID-Art application is presented by Interpol and can be downloaded freely. All the details in this flyer.
