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One museum’s tribute to the murdered Syrian archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad
How the MFA Boston is paying tribute to a respected scholar and humanist
Reconstructing Syria’s heritage is a hopeful but distant dream
Replicas, digital records and long-term monitoring projects are all important in the race to preserve cultural history
Protesting against a historical statue is not just childish – it’s bigoted, too
‘Attitudes change, fortunately, but…things we now find offensive cannot be airbrushed away.’
Digital Innovation of the Year
The Million Image Database is documenting threatened cultural heritage sites all around the world, through the efforts of volunteers
‘We have one heritage.’ Syria’s chief of antiquities calls on Europe for help
‘The dangers surrounding the Syrian archaeological heritage are growing beyond our capabilities’
Talk: Heritage & Conflict: Syria’s Battle to Protect its Past
7pm at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR As conflict rages across the Middle East and…
Could the antiquities trade do more to combat looting?
As the destruction of archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq continues, what can dealers of legal antiquities do to end the trade in illegally obtained artefacts, and the looting it encourages?
Can 3D recording help preserve threatened sites in Syria and Iraq?
The complicated truth behind optimistic media reports
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Isis destroys temple in Palmyra; Singapore court unfreezes Yves Bouvier’s assets; Argentina to return 4,000 ancient artefacts to Ecuador and Peru
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Syrian archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra; Italy appoints 20 new museum directors; collector and philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies
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French culture minister sacks Nicolas Bourriaud; Italy seeks 20 new museum directors; Whitworth wins Museum of the Year award; condom art controversy in Milwaukee
Museums must work together to combat cultural destruction
Julian Raby, director of the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler galleries, speaks to Apollo
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Isis destruction in Palmyra; Russborough treasures withdrawn from auction; Court orders Danh Vo to produce new work; Queen Elizabeth deeply unimpressed by painting
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Frida Kahlo in the garden; highlights from Art Basel; sculpture in Oslo; and Dan Holdsworth’s dizzying photographs
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Inside the UNESCO conference to save Syria’s heritage
Experts gathered in Berlin to share ideas, but coming up with a coordinated strategy is impossible when the situation is so volatile