Depot for artwork during war
WHS that served as depots for artworks to keep them safe during a war.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Loire Valley | "In 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the art collections of the Louvre and Compiègne museums (including the Mona Lisa) were stored at the Château de Chambord." | |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales | During the Second World War "(...) the National Gallery did (...) keep its paintings safe by storing them underground, in an old slate mine in Manod, North Wales." | |
| Urbino | The Grotte del Duomo, chapels under the Cathedral, were used during the Second World War to store works from the treasure of Saint Marc's Basilica in Venice (among which the Pala d'oro) to protect them from German bombardments. |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Depot for artwork during war?
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