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Fifteen recommendations for improvement, covering areas such as funding, human resources and knowledge exchange, have been identified in a new report by the UK's National ... More

Unesco and Russia’s Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help protect and restore cultural properties in areas of ... More

A museum that opened in Saddam Hussein’s palace in September has been granted further funding in order to complete work on the galleries. A sum ... More

A new scientific paper has suggested that the infamous Guantánamo Bay detention facility should be turned into a science lab and peace park in an ... More

Heritage preservation specialists CyArk and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) are seeking government and private assistance for the emergency documentation of some ... More

Heritage expert and former director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, Francesco Bandarin, has called on the heritage sector and the governments that support it to ... More

As ISIS continues to wage its war of hate across parts of the Middle East, destroying ancient relics and monuments as it goes, archeologists from ... More

Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal and UNESCO have joined forces to promote social inclusion through sports in conflict zones. UNESCO director general, Irina Bokova and ... More

Italy’s minister for culture has backed plans for the creation of a UN peacekeeping force to protect heritage sites across the world, following the destruction ... More