2019 Hadrian Award - Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan

At the 2019 Hadrian Gala, World Monuments Fund honored Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan with the 2019 Hadrian Award for his dedication to the protection of the world’s cultural heritage.

Dr. Kaplan is past President and Chairman of the 92nd Street Y, founder and Chairman of the leading felid conservation organization Panthera, and founder of The Leiden Collection – the largest private collection of Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age. Since 2017, he has served as Chairman of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH), a Franco-Emirati initiative that funds preventive, emergency response, and restoration programs for endangered cultural property around the world.

To learn more about the Hadrian Gala and its past honorees, visit https://www.wmf.org/2019-hadrian-gala

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