Brancusi’s ‘Endless Column,’ a Modernist Icon, Joins UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Four other sculptures by Brancusi in Targu Jiu, Romania, were added alongside the 98-foot-tall piece.
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UNESCO Adds Historic Monastery in Gaza to List of Endangered Sites
UNESCO said it had "deep concern" for how Israel's war impacted cultural sites in the region.
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UNESCO Reports 341 Cultural Sites in Ukraine Damaged, Puts Recovery Costs at $9 B.
UNESCO has raised the number Ukraine will need over the next decade to properly rehabilitate its interconnected cultural and tourism sectors from around $6.9 billion to $9 billion.
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Italy Donates ‘Bull of Nimrud’ Replica to Iraq, and More: Morning Links for February 9, 2024
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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Earthquakes Decimate Western Afghanistan’s Ancient Villages and Historic Monuments
Some experts worried that one-of-a-kind structures could not be repaired.
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Ukraine’s Odesa National Art Museum Damaged in Russian Airstrike
A video shared by the Odesa city council to social media showed the shattered windows and ruined interior of the Tsarist-era landmark.
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UNESCO Unveils Design of First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
The museum is set to go live in 2025.
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For a Second Time, UNESCO Urges Against Plan to Build Tunnel Near Stonehenge
The organization threatened to add Stonehenge to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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Viking Fortresses, Burial Mounds in Mongolia, and Other Sites Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Over the weekend UNESCO's World Heritage Committee dubbed a slew of new sites as endangered.
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Thieves Who Allegedly Stole a $1 Million Patek Philippe From a Man in Beverly Hills Just Got Nabbed
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Netflix’s raunchy new film Incoming is a throwback to R-rated comedies like Superbad and American Pie
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Notre Dame Suspends Men’s Swim Team After Gambling Probe
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