The View From the Castle: While we are trying to save our physical environment we must recognize that our cultural heritage is equally imperiled

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Summary

Ripley takes up the crusade for the preservation of the cultural environment. There is a danger that historically significant objects are decaying and steps are needed to help preserve these objects. Ripley points to an international responsibility to help maintain these objects.

Subject

  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • International Council of Museums
  • World Heritage Fund

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Smithsonian Vol. vol. 4, no. 10 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

January 1974

Topic

  • International agencies
  • Preservation
  • Castle View
  • Museums

Physical description

pp. 4

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