
Art and cultural institutions across five European countries teamed up this summer to display children’s drawings to raise awareness about international parental abduction (IPCA), which reportedly spikes that time of year. In partnership with Missing Children Europe, the museums have displayed children’s artwork to raise awareness of IPCA, which involves one parent taking a child across borders without the other parent’s consent or legal authorization, a move that can have a deeply harmful impact on a child’s well-being and safety. This multilingual campaign, as part of the Finding Home project, uses powerful imagery as well as a child-friendly website and QR codes to inform people about IPCA. The website also provides resources for children and parents facing such a crisis via clear, practical information and guidance on how to respond to such situations. Art venues including the Videogame Museum in Rome, the Museum of Illusions in Madrid, and the National Iconographic Museum Onufri of Berat participated in the campaign to highlight this often-underreported issue to the public, spark conversations, and remind people of the need for children to feel safe.
