In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we follow the modern-day Monuments Men and Women in Normandy.

The Monuments Men and Women Foundation held a special gala celebration at The National WWII Museum.

What’s the point of having the Washington Principles if museums are simply going to ignore them?

The Dallas-based foundation honoring the group updated its name in recent years to recognize their contributions, highlighted their work...

The Monuments Men and Women Foundation is proud to announce the publication of the first English translation of Rose Valland's memoir.

In the early years of finding the Monuments Men and Women—twenty-one in all—and hearing firsthand their incredible experiences, an idea emerged: recreate a salt mine and use it to allow visitors to learn about these soldiers and their wartime service not just to the United States, but civilization. In my vision, such a permanent museum exhibit would not only honor their military service but help raise global awareness of the importance of preserving our shared cultural herita

Richard M. Barancik, the last of the Monuments Men and Women of World War II, has died.

Today the Foundation announced the restitution of a papal bull issued by Pope Pius IX in 1862 and turned over custody of Italy.

The is proud to announce receipt of a grant from Bank of America to support the Foundation’s ongoing research.

After 71 years since the last Monuments Officer left Europe in the aftermath of WWII, the world once again has Monuments Men and Women!

Yesterday, Thursday July 28, president Anna Bottinelli and senior researcher Dorothee Schneider traveled to Ulm, Germany, to hand over to the Ulm Museum ten objects that belong to Germany and possibly the city of Ulm: nine coins dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries and a carved wooden sculpture of Albrecht Berblinger, known as the “Tailor of Ulm.” The coins were sent to the Foundation in an anonymous package, which contained a 2007 letter addressed to the then Mayor of

We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with playingcardshop.eu to fulfill the WWII Most Wanted Art™ Deck of Playing Cards in Europe. Team members at playingcardshop.eu feel privileged to play their part in helping to raise awareness about the service of the Monuments Men and Women and honor them for their achievements, and we at the Foundation are grateful for their interest and commitment. "This new partnership with an eye to the future has a clear mission; return

The Foundation today announced that it is changing its name to Monuments Men and Women Foundation.

We are honored to receive the Haiti Jewish Refugee Legacy Project’s 64th Tikkun Olam Award.

The Monuments Men Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a deck of playing cards featuring the WWII MOST WANTED ART™ still missing.

The Foundation has identified a major work of art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Museum), which it believes rightfully belongs to...

PRESS RELEASE Partnership with museums around the globe honors the pre and postwar legacy of these World War II veterans DALLAS, Texas – The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (MMF) is pleased to announce the launch of the Monuments Men and Women Museum Network. The network recognizes the pre and postwar contributions of the 350 or so men and women – art professors, museum curators, archivists, and librarians – who greatly influenced the growth and success

The city of Marburg was chosen for one of the Monuments Men and Women collecting points for a number of reasons.

Ole Risom & Agnes von Rechberg After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ole Risom enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division until February 1944, at which time he was sent to the European Theater of Operations. Cpl Risom was assigned to U.S. Third Army and arrived at the Munich Central Collecting Point in July 1945. There, he worked closely with Agnes von Rechberg, Chief Secretary and Administrative Assistant at the collecting point. After falling in l

The Monuments Men Foundation is excited to announce its first ever membership program, which provides a way for its readers and followers to support the mission while also being more involved with its activities. Memberships help support the ongoing research on each Monuments Man and Woman, underwrite the cost of educational programming for local and international communities, facilitate the return of stolen works of art and cultural objects to their rightful owners, and enab