​Blue Shield UK
​at a Glance

​Here at Blue Shield UK (BSUK), we are driven by a single goal: to do our part in protecting heritage in crisis in the UK and its dependencies, supporting heritage professionals, UK government and the UK's armed forces to protect heritage.

​Our work is a partnership between heritage professionals, lawyers, government staff, armed forces, emergency services, and academics, together with the UK branches of our founding partners - the International Council on Archives (ICA), International Council of Museums (ICOM), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) - or their representatives.

Activities

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expert-led working groups
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​BSUK has seven Expert Working Groups, each dedicated to tackling key areas of cultural heritage protection in conflict and disaster, and making sure we protect all types of cultural heritage (including intangible and underwater heritage). 

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Tackling Threats to heritage

Blue Shield has identified threats to heritage in armed conflict and disaster. The UK National Committee is active in seeking to tackle them and improve cultural property protection.

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working with the armed forces

The UK is a signatory to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which calls for partnership between civilians and armed forces. BSUK is an active partner of the British Armed Forces Cultural Property Protection Unit, and others.

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