Cultural Heritage
Native Americans Propose Changing Names In Yellowstone
Massacres like this were a major part of what some historians call a forgotten genocide during the colonization and settlement of the American West. The perpetrators of these massacres were sometimes honored with mountains, valleys and towns.
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition In Hungary Criticized For ‘Promoting Communism’
A right-wing pro-government newspaper has criticized a hugely popular exhibition of her work at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest
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Russian Court Orders Artwork Depicting Putin Destroyed
“The condemned work, entitled 9 Stages in the Decomposition of the Leader, is a print of nine time-lapse digital images showing an official portrait of the Russian president over a seed box, with each image documenting the disintegration of Putin’s portrait as grass grows through. … [This] may be the first recent case of Russian […]
On Long Island, Jackson Pollock And Lee Krasner’s Home Had So Many Visitors That Neighbors Complained, Asking For Limits
“The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, which is operated by the Stony Brook Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising agency of Stony Brook University, attracted hundreds of visitors per day to the Springs Fireplace Road site. A record 350 people visited the home one day last year, center director Helen Harrison said.” Now, after complaints, the visitors […]
Is UNESCO World Heritage Status A Kiss Of Death For Sites In Developing Countries?
Looking at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Luang Prabang in Laos, and the Vietnamese town of Hoi An (whose historic buildings and streetscape miraculously survived the 20th-century wars), art and cultural management professor Jo Caust argues that the mass tourism that comes with the coveted World Heritage designation can turn such places into theme parks and […]
French And UK Governments Sign Agreement For Loan Of Bayeux Tapestry
“The Bayeux Tapestry is a step closer to returning to the UK after the British and French governments finalised a deal earlier this week. … The 70-metre-long tapestry tells the story of the Norman victory over the English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Museum in Normandy, where the work is kept, […]
Details Of Saudi Arabia’s $20 Billion Answer To Petra Revealed
“Al-Ula [province] is home to Al-Hijr, a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2008, currently closed to tourists and visited only by a privileged few. Located in north-west Saudi Arabia, it consists of spectacular canyons and rock-carved tombs around Mada’in Salih, once known as Hegra. The oasis was a trading outpost of the Nabataean kingdom, 550km […]
4000 Ancient Artifacts Smuggled Into US By Hobby Lobby Are Returned To Iraq,
The event marked the end of to the international investigation of black-market antiquities and the evangelical Green family, the owners of Hobby Lobby and collectors of biblical material who opened the Museum of the Bible in Washington last November. The museum was not involved in the settlement, and the returned objects were not part of […]