Cultural heritage

Illustration of a destroyed library.

Saving Ukraine’s cultural heritage with a click

Ukraine

Since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been bombing uniquely Ukrainian cultural sites. Preservationists are using “photogrammetry” — the act of deriving precise measurements from taking overlapping photos and rendering them in three dimensions. Dina Temple-Raston, the host of “Click Here,” was recently in Ukraine and met those working to preserve the country’s heritage — on their phones.

A bronze standing Shiva statue is unpacked at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh after being returned to the kingdom in March 2023.

Looted relics returned to Cambodia receive monks’ blessings

Arts, Culture & Media
Angkor Wat is shown by a pond at sunrise.

‘World Heritage’ site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

A rare antique tribal mask, Kachina Hapota, circa 1910-1920

Why a charity and an anonymous bidder are returning ‘old friends’ to the Hopi

Lifestyle & Belief

Iraq’s national museum reopens

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Arts, Culture & Media

For our Geo Quiz today we’re searching for some intangible cultural heritage. That’s how the United Nations cultural body UNESCO refers to traditions around the world worth protecting.

The World

Denmark’s ‘Christian cultural heritage’

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins has details on a new Danish government directive that requires the state broadcaster to emphasize its role as a promoter of Danish culture including the nation’s “Christian cultural heritage.”