ICOM Executive Committee
Alissandra Cummins


Dear Alissandra,

The board of ICOM Germany as well as the German ICOM Members are deeply
affected by the terrible disaster caused by the Tsunami in South East Asia.
ICOM Germany will certainly support the actions taken by the Executive
Council. First of all we are touched by a human tragedy of unconceivable
dimensions. But we also feel our professional responsibility to assist the
countries hit by the floods to save and to restore the damaged and
endangered cultural heritage, especially in the collections of the local
museums.

I think the manifold initiatives of help addressed to the Executive Council
need coordination. So the Executive Council will probably in a first step to
try to get a survey of the damages in cooperation with the national ICOM
Committees and the cultural administration of the countries concerned.

As soon as you are putting up an action plan, please let us now as soon as
possible whether expert advice or other means of support may be contributed
from ICOM Germany respectively from German ICOM members.

In these days we feel more than ever as members of the international
community of ICOM as an organization taking responsibility for the rescue
and conservation of the cultural heritage of mankind.

Sincerely yours

York


Dr. York Langenstein
Chairman ICOM Germany

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