Blue Shield UK Webinar- The Weaponisation of Cultural Heritage

This article was first published by Blue Shield UK.

Date: Friday, Jan 23rd, 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM GMT

The BSUK Conflict & Military Activity Working Group is hosting a free series of webinars about conflict and the risks to UK heritage, your obligations under the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict – and how you can prepare your institutions for these risks. 

BS UK Webinar – What does the Weaponisation of Cultural Heritage Mean for the UK and How will the Military Be Involved 

In the near future the UK could be an unwilling participant in a state-on-state conflict that will result in broad physical destruction, not just of critical national infrastructure, but the UK’s cultural heritage. The military will surely be involved in the protection of UK cultural heritage but in what capacity is yet unclear. However, failure to plan, failure to engage with key stakeholders, and failure to prepare for the worst scenario will result in the failure of UK CPP and the loss of a nation’s heritage. Preparedness measures must be conducted now.

Speaker: Tom Pinfold, Strategic Communications and Human Security/CPPRoyal Naval Reserve officer

Dr Tom Pinfold is a serving Royal Naval Reserve officer specialising in Strategic Communications and Human Security/CPP and has worked in multiple roles in the UK and overseas.