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Cultural Heritage

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus painting

Florence’s Uffizi Museum Sues Jean Paul Gaultier for Using a Botticelli Image in Clothing

Florence-based Uffizi Galleries is suing fashion line Jean Paul Gaultier for adorning clothing with a Botticelli painting.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Across Ukraine, Museums are Scrambling as They Prepare for the Worst

A shortage of accessible storage facilities within Ukraine is an an ongoing issue for museum professionals trying to safeguard work.
By Helen Holmes

What Are the Taliban’s Plans for Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage?

The Taliban has a fraught history when it comes to Afghan antiquities, and is trying to update their image.
By Helen Holmes
A ceramic jug found in Karkemish that dates to 1,700 B.C.

Archaeologists Just Discovered a 4,000-Year-Old Emoji in Turkey

By Alanna Martinez
Venus of Hohle Fels.

UNESCO Adds Caves With World’s Oldest Known Art to Heritage List

By Alanna Martinez
Mexico, Anahuac, Teotihuacan, Moon Pyramid.

New Discoveries From Ancient City of Teotihuacan to Be Shown in US Exhibition

By Alanna Martinez
The Newbold Henge, uncovered during a survey for a housing development planned for Newbold-on-Stour in Warwickshite County.

4,000-Year-Old Earthwork Henge and Burial Site Discovered in England

By Alanna Martinez
A sheela na gig at Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire, England.

Now There’s a Searchable Map For Ireland’s Mystifying Vaginal Sculptures

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge near Amesbury is viewed from a hot air balloon on September 7, 2016 in Wiltshire, England. To mark the 30th anniversary of Stonehenge becoming a World Heritage Site, English Heritage has launched a competition offering members of the public the chance of a hot balloon ride which allows the chance to see a unique view of Stonehenge within in a wider prehistoric landscape but also the see the recent changes to its setting in recent years including the removal of the A344 and the old car park.

Is a Proposed Tunnel Under Stonehenge a Threat to Humanity’s History?

By Alanna Martinez
Universal Dark Universe Tom Cruise

Suggested Viewing if You’re Excited for Tom Cruise’s ‘The Mummy’

By Alanna Martinez
John Linton Chapman, The Appian Way, 1869.

Drive-Thru History? McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

By Alanna Martinez
What's to come at 185-189 Grand Street.

Italian American Museum to Expand Little Italy Footprint

By Lauren Elkies Schram
Vikings on the History Channel.

How 3-D Printing Is Bringing ‘Vikings’ History to Life

By Alanna Martinez
This undated photo provided courtesy of the California State Parks shows the famous Pioneer Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Arnold, California. On January 8, 2017, rain storms lashing Northern California in recent days toppled the historic tree that was a major tourist attraction for its hollowed out trunk which cars could drive through. Thought to be more than 1,000 years old, the Pioneer Cabin Tree, a giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, was felled over the weekend, park officials said.

The History of California’s Drive-Through Trees, Meet Italy’s Art Protecting Police

By Alanna Martinez
Tourists take photographs in front of Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids on December 18, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Since the 2011 Arab Spring and continued terrorist attacks throughout the country, Egypt's tourism industry has been hit hard. As the country tries to rebuild a damaged economy and revive the tourism industry, an increase in terrorists attacks in the past two weeks, one which targeted police officers at a checkpoint in the Giza neighbourhood, could continue to see the tourism industry suffer.

Tourism Decline Threatens Egypt’s Monuments, Happy 80th to Picasso’s ‘Guernica’!

By Alanna Martinez
The Fountain of Neptune, by Jean de Boulogne, in Bologna, Italy.

Facebook Censors 16th Century Nude Statue, Critic John Berger Dead at 90

By Alanna Martinez
The DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, see from under the Manhattan Bridge.

Bob Dylan Paints Brooklyn’s Top Instagram Spot, Boyle Heights Galleries Vandalized

By Alanna Martinez
French President Francois Hollande visiting the Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre in 2012.

Louvre Offers to Store Rescued Art from Syria, Jeremy Shaw Wins Sobey Art Award

By Alanna Martinez
Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom, 1888.

What Ever Happened to Van Gogh’s Bed? Archaeologists Open Jesus’ Tomb

By Alanna Martinez
The Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The Bronx Lures Artists, Art World Responds to the Presidential Debate

By Alanna Martinez
Women holding mirrors participate in a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick in his latest large-scale art installation: Everything She Says Means Everything," across from site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 17, 2016 where naked women will stand facing the Quicken Loans Arena holding large, round mirrors. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO CLOSE UP SHOTS TO BE REPRODUCED OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION

Artist Stages Nude Protest Outside Republican Convention, 3 NY Museums Offer Buyouts

By Alanna Martinez
9/11 Memorial Museum.

9/11 Museum Prepares First Art Show, UNESCO Adds Libyan Sites to Danger List

By Alanna Martinez
The Statue of Liberty is seen through fog prior to the start of the 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty ceremony on Liberty Island on September 22, 2011 in New York City. The 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty is to be celebrated on October 28th, 2011.

Climate Change Is Threatening These Historic Sites, MoMA Staffers to Dance for Public

By Alanna Martinez
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Orthodox Easter ceremonies.

Tomb of Christ Reno Project Gets $1.3 Million, Damien Hirst Releases Pro-Eu Art

By Alanna Martinez
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