A glimpse of the lost art of painted wooden synagogues popularized among Eastern European Jewish communities in the 17th and 18th centuries
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The lasting effects of Napoleon's appropriations can still be observed today in churches and public buildings in Perugia, which remain bereft of the treasures that had once adorned them.
Napoleon’s appropriation of Italian cultural treasures
There are many examples of damnatio memoriae throughout the history of the Roman Republic and Empire.
Rewriting history: damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome
Controversy over the nature of religious images was not new in the sixteenth century.
Iconoclasm in the Netherlands in the Sixteenth ...
The original Ghetto, on a small Venetian island, hides Renaissance era synagogues of startling beauty
The Renaissance Synagogues of Venice
a Renaissance masterpiece receives a second life after World War II
A Renaissance masterpiece nearly lost in war: ...
fresco, mosaic, and marble threatened by a rising sea and the salt it leaves behind
Saving Torcello, an ancient church in the ...
Acts of sacred theft, Venice as a mosaic of treasures from afar
Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual ...
Invasion, reconstruction, and trafficking all threaten this biblical site—but even today, Iraqis regularly visit.
Ancient Babylon: excavations, restorations and modern tourism
One of the most archaeologically rich places in the world, Turkey’s urban development has left many sites exposed.
Cultural heritage at risk: Turkey
Militants have devastated cultural sites in Syria, and murdered the beloved head of antiquities at Palmyra.
Cultural heritage at risk: Syria
Terrorists overran Palmyra twice despite international cries for protection, sowing irreversible destruction.
Palmyra: the modern destruction of an ancient ...
Can the physical remains of Jewish life in the Middle East be saved before they disappear entirely?
Diarna: documenting the places of a vanishing ...
As this cultural capital sinks and sea levels rise, preservationists race against time.
Saving Venice
What do we gain when works come from a well-documented excavation?
The importance of the archaeological findspot: The ...
Where do objects in museums come from? Explore the tension between collectors and the preservation of history.
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