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Corine Wegener, art historian and director of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, will share her insights about the role of museums in the development of the World War II Monuments Men, the importance of provenance research in museums today, and how international law can help protect heritage in today’s conflicts.
Corine Wegener, art historian and director of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, will share her insights about the role of museums in the development of the World War II Monuments Men, the importance of provenance research in museums today, and how international law can help protect heritage in today’s conflicts.


![Behind the Scenes: Discovering Missouri’s Artists
Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951 is a new freely available online website that will document visual artists who were active in Missouri and who have defined the state’s artistic culture. Join us to learn about the artists, exhibitions, and institutions in the portal from the researchers who documented their stories. Researchers from each partner institution, the Spencer Art Reference Library: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Jannes Library: Kansas City Art Institute, and the St. Louis Public Library will share the unexpected twists, turns and The picture cant be displayed.
connections they uncovered along the way! Learn more: [Missouri Remembers | Nelson Atkins (nelson-atkins.org)|https://www.nelson-atkins.org/missouriremembers/] Behind the Scenes: Discovering Missouri’s Artists](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wygpuhDWFCU/mqdefault.jpg)




