The secret WW2 mission to save Britain’s art collections
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The National Gallery and the Hosts
In your book, you mention that it wasn't only the houses that were being investigated when they were thinking about where they would like to move their collections. But also the actual hosts themselves. I think you bring up somequ quite a few interesting notes from the investigators. The national portrait gallery went to mentmore towers in buckinghamshire, where they had a great time. And similarly, as the collections of what to day is the british library, going to the national library of wales at abarist with. They were welcomed with open arms by william davis,. who baty gave over an entire wing of the new national library building to house the treasures of the brit
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