#cultural-heritage

#cultural-heritage

The 22-meter-wide erratic rock discovered during foundation work in 2014 was almost destroyed until locals rallied to protect it, emphasizing community efforts in preservation.

Acqua Alta a Venezia photographs encyclopedias and texts saved from Venice's high tides, depicting a journey through art history from antiquity to the Middle Ages, where books become relics.

Many of our favorite dishes came about as the result of dire circumstances, demonstrating that food can be both a necessity and a source of creativity.

The station area of Borgloon has transformed into a vibrant meeting place and a symbolic gateway to the 'Fruit Route', enhancing connectivity and community engagement.

Fort Mose, founded in 1738 by formerly enslaved Africans, became the first legally recognized free Black settlement in what's now the United States, with residents swearing loyalty to the Spanish Crown in exchange for freedom.

"People are going to come out when they can, at night, whenever the police aren't here, painting their street. They're going to take back their heritage."

Museo Dolores Olmedo will reopen in 2026 after closing in 2020 due to the pandemic. Questions remain about the future of its art collection.

Food is both deeply personal and political for Sami Tamimi, the Palestinian chef and food writer. His first solo cookbook is an emotional culinary ride down memory lane through the bountiful seasons of his homeland, and an effort to preserve the ingredients, techniques and traditions which have long been targeted by the Israeli occupation.

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director-general, said: "When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity. We are pursuing a special effort for Africa, both to train experts and facilitate new inscriptions, and to support strategies to bring some sites out of danger. These efforts are paying off today."

The 2025 John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival at Oak Hollow Festival Park on August 30-31 promises to be an immersive end-of-summer experience.

Campaigners intend to convert the disused Queensbury tunnel into England's longest cycle and pedestrian tunnel, opposing the government's decision to fill it with concrete.

Nuuk features a blend of orange prefab buildings and grey apartment blocks, located on a stony outcrop by the ocean, with a notable statue of Hans Egede atop a hill.

"I mean, you don't make it unless you make it in New York, and being that New York City is the number one location in regards to Jamaicans outside of Jamaica in the US, we thought what better place to have ties to," said Christopher Channer, a general manager at Juici Patties.

The Metropolitan Police has made an arrest in its search for an 18th-century violin worth more than 150,000 that was stolen from a north London pub.

The iconic nightclub in Kingston has shut its doors for good as the venue prepares to undergo a £3 million revamp under new ownership.

Fatih Canozu's journey began at age seven as he planted onions in the remote Kabak Bay, eventually evolving into a tourism success with a restaurant and cabins.

Berhane Asfaw saw that all the fossils he examined during his graduate studies had originated from Ethiopia; they were exported for research while Ethiopians were excluded from studying them in their own country.

Social justice and food and art can intersect in a way that is so powerful and compelling. It really invites people to step into their power.

Providing public comments is an essential part of our public art selection process. We encourage all those who are interested, especially those that actively use the public space or who live nearby, to share their feedback.

The 26th annual Tres Vinos fundraising dinner will take place at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San Jose on August 16, 2025, featuring wine tasting, food, and Tito Puente Jr.

Cancun has always been a designed destination, strategically chosen in the 1960s by the Mexican government to enhance the nation's tourism industry.

"People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows. The culture was everywhere."

Prada announced plans to partner with Indian artisanal footwear makers following criticism for sandals resembling traditional Kolhapuri designs. A meeting was held with the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce.

"To me, these buildings are more than just a hotel or a property to stay at for vacationers. They're a piece of the community. They're a part of our history."

Adrian Piper's 64th birthday marked her declaration of a new racial identity, stating her designation as "6.25% grey", challenging the limited racial categories imposed by society.

The Beatles' Cedar Tree in Chiswick, west London, which is about 300 years old, was nominated because the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966.

The artefacts in the British Museum are original, unless otherwise explicitly stated. It was the man who claimed to work there who was a fake.

Tasha Marks, a scent designer, creates historical odors for museums to enable visitors to experience the past through smell, as seen at the British Library.

Tokoname has supplied tsuchimono (earthenware) to the Japanese archipelago for over five centuries, highlighting its deeper role in supporting everyday life in Japan.

Chris Byrne, cofounder of Black 47, noted, 'the songs that I listen to, whether that's Joe Heaney singing or 'It's a Good Day' by Shungudzo or Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message' when it came out hit me straight away.' The essence of storytelling in music transcends the genres, as a good story told well remains timeless and impactful.

The Atlantic Avenue Murals celebrate the people who make their neighborhood and a neighborhood that shapes its people. The artwork highlights the gateway's ebullient use today as a gateway for families, dogs, shoppers and travelers, transforming a once desolate underpass into a vibrant community space.

Haoxi Wang, a China-born hockey player, has asked the media to use his native name for all public and professional contexts, moving away from the name 'Simon.'

"Aguardiente is a generic term for any number of spirits made in Latin America, but in Colombia, it specifically refers to one made from sugarcane and flavored with anise."

Helena Newman shares a remarkable restitution story involving the loss of a family's Kandinsky painting in Nazi-era Germany, blending her love of music with art appreciation.

The Gateways Club in Chelsea holds a profoundly significant place in British LGBTQ+ history and the site remains an important one in the wider history of the capital.

"My whole upbringing pretty much revolved around those stories of my ancestors who sailed here to Aotearoa hundreds and hundreds of years ago and where they settled..."

With the arrival of missionaries in the Northern Territory in the 1930s, and bauxite mining companies and commercial fishing in the decades that followed, Yolŋu people were forced to fight for their land, their sea and their way of life.

St Gallen's famous medieval abbey library houses the well-preserved Egyptian mummy Shep-en-Isis, removed from her tomb in Luxor, triggering debates about her rightful place.

The Museum Bezau intertwines the past with the present, showcasing a heritage-listed building that immerses visitors in local building culture and craftsmanship.

The Grand Palais has undergone its most ambitious restoration yet, revitalized and ready to reengage with the public, blending timeless elegance with contemporary functionality.

Tchaikovsky called Mozart the musical Christ and described his music as the highest, the culminating point that beauty has attained in the sphere of music.