Live Virtual Program: The Story of the Monuments Men

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please Note: This is a virtual program via Zoom. Participants will receive a link to the program via email upon completing registration.

Join Anna Bottinelli, president of the Monuments Men Foundation, for a fascinating talk about the story of the men and women who risked their lives in order to recover artwork looted by the Nazis during WWII. She will also discuss the Foundation’s work to bring awareness about the service of these cultural heroes, their achievements and to complete their unfinished mission of returning missing art to their rightful owners.  

Anna Bottinelli is the president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, in Dallas, Texas. During her tenure at the Foundation, Ms. Bottinelli has overseen numerous restitutions of cultural objects to individuals and museums in Europe. She has also served as a consultant for “Hunting Nazi Treasure,” an eight-part investigative documentary series produced by Saloon Media in 2017. Ms. Bottinelli received her B.A. in History of Art  from John Cabot University in Rome and her M.A. in Art History at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London.

FREE! Registration is required. 


Please be advised that the Library makes no warranties and/or representation concerning the virtual programs. Your decision to participate in the programs is an express consent on your part to waive any and all claims against the Library which may result from said participation and hereby release and discharge the City of Danbury / Danbury Public Library from any and all liabilities.

Event Type(s): History & Genealogy
Age Group(s): Adults
Presenter: Anna Bottinelli
Katherine Mostacero
(203) 797-4505 ext. 7713

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