I somehow missed this nugget in a Guardian article on Tuesday: "The opposition National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Tuesday that guards from a specially trained Tripoli brigade, made up of fighters from the capital, were being stationed at the national museum as well as other key cultural sites." That is really interesting news, and very heartening, especially since it is the Libyans themselves taking responsibility for the dangerous but important task of securing their own cultural patrimony.
Thanks to Cori Wegener and the excellent U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield for the find.
Claiming Legacies: Italy, Germany, and the Post-WWII Ownership Battle for
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