Petition | Save the Warburg Collection

There is currently a petition from the Friends of the Warburg calling upon the University of London to withdraw their legal challenge of its own deed of trust concerning the care and integrity of the Warburg Institute. Possible results of this action include the dispersal of the library, or its relocation abroad.

There is more information on the history of this important library and research institution and the threats it faces in the Times Higher Education:

The future of a “unique and extraordinary” library saved from Nazi Germany lies in the balance after the University of London launched a legal action to challenge its deed of trust.

The Warburg Institute, which holds about 350,000 books in its Bloomsbury premises, was originally established in Hamburg by Aby Warburg (1866-1929), an intellectual whose brilliance has been compared to that of Sigmund Freud. More.

You can add your signature to the petition here https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/petition-save-the-warburg-institute . They already have almost 3500 and are aiming for 5000.