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Islamic State militants armed with sledgehammers and jackhammers have destroyed priceless ancient artefacts in Iraq’s city of Mosul, a video released by the jihadists Thursday shows. The destruction sparked widespread consternation and alarm, with some archaeologists and heritage experts comparing it to the 2001 demolition of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan … Read entire story.
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For a jukebox musical set in 1965 New York City — that tackles feminism, civil rights activism and the Vietnam War — “A Sign of the Times” sure includes a lot of songs by the British singer Petula Clark. When the lead characters turn up at a party hosted by Randy Forthwall, an artsy type […]
A new study shows that attendance at French museums, monuments and other heritage sites have recovered to pre-pandemic levels with 46.8 million visitors in 2023. According to the latest edition of the Patrimostat, the annual reference publication on attendance at heritage sites and establishments from the Department of Studies, Foresight, Statistics and Documentation (DEPS) of the Ministry […]
Blue Republic, Lick, But Don’t Swallow (2014). Courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects. John Hartman, The French River Delta – Self Portrait (2014). Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Darlene Cole, Roses and Moss (lips like sugar). Courtesy of Bau-Xi. Richard Storms, Octopus (2014). Courtesy of Birch Contemporary…