1 January 2000
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9 November 2024
A year ago, Peter Stone, president of the Blue Shield, published a statement addressed to the warring parties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In it, he asked that their actions take into account the guidelines of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of...
2 May 2024
In July 2023, at the invitation of the Governor of Namur, Denis Mathen, we took part in a multidisciplinary table-top exercise at the beautiful Castle of Freÿr. The exercise was followed by the signing of a cooperation agreement between Blue Shield Belgium and the...
25 May 2023
The workshops of the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France to produce an internal emergency plan are online! Six webinars to guide you through the creation of your plan! Link to the webinars explanatory page :...
19 April 2023
In November 2022, we published a call for donations of protection materials for Ukraine on this website, among others. Following the numerous responses FARO received to their appeal, our organization collaborated in the search for a suitable transit space in Brussels...
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 ASBL, the Belgian Committee of the Blue Shield is looking for an attaché – manager...
23 December 2022
*** Together with our members, volunteers and partners we are once again readyto protect the Cultural Heritage in 2023!We wish you and your loved ones happy holidaysand a year of peace and happiness for all! *** See in attachment the [pdf] 2022...
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)...
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
Le bilan des crues de mi-juillet 2021 dans les vallées de la Meuse et de ses affluents est particulièrement sévère. Tant le bilan humain – 39 personnes sont décédées – que les dégâts matériels sont immenses. Le patrimoine culturel n’a pas été épargné...
9 March 2022
The Blue Shield is extremely concerned regarding the escalating conflict in the Ukraine. We ask all those involved to obey all relevant international law and to protect the civilian population wherever and whenever possible. We stress in particular the...
