
The union of Stephen Tyrone Johns—the security guard allegedly murdered by white supremacist, James W. von Brunn—had lobbied Wackenhut Services, Inc. for bulletproof vests for security guards at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, reports Fox News.
An 88-year-old white supremacist is in custody for shooting and killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, today. Guards returned fired, hitting the gunman, who is hospitalized in critical condition.
Three thieves have removed four impressionist paintings from a private collection housed at a foundation in Zurich in a brazen robbery in broad daylight while the facility was still open to the public, reports the New York Times European online edition.
Every cultural institution or business possesses what can be referred to as "archival collections." These collections may include everything from books and music scores to medical records and sales receipts. In short, these archives house whatever the organization needs to keep safe for long periods of time.
A report provides lessons from fires at 22 European cultural institutions.