1.21.2010

Monuments Men map

See the routes four Harvard-affiliated Monuments Men followed as they traveled through Europe rescuing looted art from the Nazis.

From The January-February 2010 Issue

During World War II, four Harvard-affiliated Monuments Men traveled through Europe rescuing looted art from the Nazis. Read about their work in "The Art Army," from the January-February issue of Harvard Magazine. Click the map below to see the routes the men followed. Learn more about these and other Harvard Monuments Men in the sidebar, "Harvard Art Allies."

Published in the January-February 2010 print issue under the headline “Following the Monuments Men,” in the section.

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