In recent years, several governments have placed the very heritage they are charged to protect at risk.
Articles on Cultural heritage
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Nearly 43% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe are now highly vulnerable to climate-related risks.
Research on how heading to a museum could be good for the brain and general wellbeing suggests that culture fixes are an important resource for public health and social cohesion.
Bali’s traditional elephant-fish canoes embody generations of craftsmanship, spiritual belief and maritime knowledge. But only a handful remain.
The English are bonded over an ever growing list of football disappointments.
A new research project gives migrants a voice so that they can tell their own stories, beyond the statistics.
An archaeologist examines the cultural obliteration Iran has incurred as a result of strikes in the US-Israel-Iran conflict. How can such damage be compensated and which global organisations can the country turn to?
Book science helps decipher and preserve fragile manuscripts, at a moment when climate change and mass digitization are reshaping cultural heritage work.
Since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, damage to cultural heritage has raised legal concerns—and may undermine the campaign’s strategic aims.
UNESCO has been far too cautious over Gaza. This allows the destruction of historical sites to be treated as regrettable collateral damage, instead of a crime.
Barak was an Aboriginal leader who witnessed the signing of the controversial 1835 Batman Treaty. He made many works during his life, but many are unaccounted for.
A recent repatriation from Australia to Cambodia shows how this process can reinforce oppressive powers, and further marginalize the historically oppressed.
This new project has strong potential to be scaled up and delivered in other land and cultural heritage management contexts.
A large portion of Djerba’s cultural heritage has been erased by sea-level rise and human neglect.
From Australia to Sweden to New Zealand, these towns demonstrate how managed retreat in action is a fine balancing act between history, culture and community.
Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together.
Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral is set to reopen more than five years after a devastating fire. The blaze and its aftermath have fueled debates about the funding of France’s cultural heritage.
Around 50% of heritage sites in the Gaza Strip have been damaged, with many structures near-demolished.
From restoring ancient texts to immersive meditation, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
When it comes to protection for refugees on the basis of cultural heritage loss, there are very few pathways available.
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Honorary Research Fellow, Federation University Australia
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, University of Leeds
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Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, University of Brighton
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UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace, Newcastle University
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Associate Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
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Research Manager, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Fellow (Philosophy), Durham University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Glasgow
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Director Emerita, Public Archaeology Facility and Senior Research Associate, Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York