Stefan Simon 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @318 ppm CO2

“Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly” -why we all should care for #CulturalHeritage and be generous and creative in our support to those who defend it - My keynote @ArcHerNet_org conference @AuswaertigesAmt #Unite4Heritage @gcpch #MLK50 youtu.be/qUiNMv0RLTo

To all who feel the same about a convicted felon returning to the White House with his transnational crime syndicate. A few years down the road another German moron, e.g. from #NoAfD, may label him a communist. Stay strong and don’t despair. 😘 X

@petecout Congrats Pete. Happy to hear these news. That sounds amazing .

After 3.5 years of fieldwork, lab analysis, and writing, it all comes together in 582 pages of the most up to date archaeological, linguistic, genetic, oral historical, and palaeoenv. data on the Bantu Expansion. I am so happy to have just submitted this book for publication!

#Museum vibes this time of the year.

Listen to President John F. Kennedy in September 1963 dedicating the Pinchot Institute for Conservation at Grey Towers, Milford, PA: More than 60 ys have passed since and what have we achieved? Where are we now? ⁦@parents4future⁩ ⁦@AufstandLastGen⁩

For all lost in darkness and despair today. “If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Election vibes near Brunswick, ME.

„Only through decisive action can we safeguard the natural world, avert profound human suffering, and ensure that future generations inherit the livable world they deserve. The future of humanity hangs in the balance.“ academic.oup.com/bioscience/adv…

As long as it is more appealing to US TV channels to send their anchors out in rain coats to hours talking about rain and wind , but not about the fossile fuel industry , carbon emissions and man-made climate change , we got no chance whatsoever to get ahead of the game #MILTON

@JacekOlender To be honest, I would doubt the 10k loss. Have seen similar claims in Germany which were outright ridiculous. And beyond, one may even argue that any damage on the frame has increased the value of it, because it’s marking an iconic turn in the climate debate.

@JacekOlender Jacek, valid point, but I don’t think the activists have a major relationship to art as such. They are understanding themselves as a fire alarm, and, so far unlike their predecessors 110 ys ago who fought for women’s voting rights, are making an effort to not harm the art itself

If our descendants are lucky, very lucky, they may still get the opportunity to express their gratitude to those very climate activists who rang the bell and should not have received custodial sentences …. theartnewspaper.com/2024/09/27/jus…

Not only #CulturalHeritage professionals need to take a look at these devastating numbers: „the destruction of cultural Ukranian identity is at the heart of Russian genocidal  policy“, says @IhorPoshyvailo at #NCCPP2024 at @GettyMuseum.@icom_icms

It’s important to understand the mechanisms of art crime, it’s all about money - Great contribution by @Terressa_Davis from @CombatLooting on the first day of the #NCCPP2024 at the @GettyMuseum

Danke an Bernhard Klier & @gruenes_museum . Ein Heimspiel @kulturSPK mit tollen ReferentInnen. Die Antwort ist ein klares jein. Es gibt inzwischen gute Ansätze an immer mehr Orten - die großen Museen u.a. in Berlin, Dresden und München aber sind eher Nachzügler als Vorreiter.

Nachdem so viele Sachsen (und Thüringer) letzte Woche Faschisten und Populisten gewählt haben, müssen sich wohl die anderen, die weiter in Freiheit und Demokratie leben wollen mal was Neues einfallen lassen #PENCK #FCKNZS

Why do w need art in a burning world? Good question . Food for thought. Wroclaw , 2024

Symbolbild Thüringen und Sachsen. August 2024. #FCKNZS

And here goes the last bottle of Karmeliter Bräu from Bad Neustadt/ Saale. After brewing since 1352, more than 650 years, another traditional brewery in Bavaria gone. Enjoy the remainder of your summer, y’all ! #RIP #IntangibleHeritage

Discussing new, common initiatives for better connecting research on climate change and cultural heritage in Germany and the wider EU context with @DJ_Gerics at @GERICS_Germany in Hamburg today. @JPIClimate @HeritageR_Hub #ARCHE_EU @KEAtweets @StecciHorizonEU