Protecting Museum Antiquities during World War II: Photographs from the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, with a Story to Tell

Maria Chidiroglou

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Chapter 7 Protecting Museum Antiquities during World War II: Photographs from the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, with a Story to Tell

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Pages:: 164–183

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004699984_009

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Digitized analog photos from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, taken in the years 1940–1941, are presented in this paper, together with information gathered from administrative documents regarding the project of safe storage and salvaging of museum antiquities during World War II. Between the last months of 1940 and April 1941, the antiquities of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens were assembled, carefully packed and placed in boxes buried in the museum basements or pits excavated below the floor of museum exhibition rooms for safe storage away from war dangers. This official project of hiding the antiquities underground was crucial for their salvaging and protection from war air raids and led to the preservation of works of cultural heritage.

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Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and World War II

Italy, Greece, France and Finland as Historical Contexts

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Print Publication Date:: 25 Jul 2024

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