Disasters & destruction
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This would be the greatest cultural loss since the Second World War
Following vandalism at Mosul museum and Nergal Gate, Iraqi government says IS has destroyed ancient sites at Nimrud, Hatra and Khorsabad
The history of cultural destruction as a propaganda tool
Does Unesco have the power to stop the decline of crucial heritage sites?
The extent of the destruction is uncertain in the fog of war
Tiny paint flakes from damaged work give clues to artist’s technique
The sculpture was famously attacked by Parliamentarians shortly after the outbreak of the English Civil War
Convention was created to protect cultural property during war
Tate Britain traces the driving forces and ideologies behind a 500-year history of iconoclasm
Unesco places major national heritage sites on danger list as ground combat, air strikes and looting reduce ancient settlements to rubble
Tate Britain examines the history of those who have targeted art, from Henry VIII to the present
From Macedonia to Mali, the culture of the Islamic world is in an ideological and territorial struggle
Archives of the western allies will be searched for clues
Damage to the Egyptian Museum is just the latest example of the politicisation of archaeology.
A group of the soldiers were on loan to the La Moneda Palace in Santiago
Faulty fire sprinkler “rained on” Leonardo’s portrait, reveals former director
Antiquities museum hit; fears grow for excavated archaeology.
Museum curator resigns over claims of censorship
Negotiations have lasted five years only to fall through due to security issues
The site is considered one of the holiest in Iraq, containing the remains of two of the Prophet's descendants
There are fears that the new station will be a target for insurgents; Unesco powerless to protect the World Heritage site
At least 18 shrines have been attacked since last February, says antiquities head
Unesco has published a record of the 1,600 objects acquired by the institution between 1931 and 1985
The original piece was destroyed in a disastrous 2004 warehouse fire
Professor Alistair Northedge asserts that the minaret is the only structure that fits a description provided by US marines
And so it came to pass that not a single world renowned site or treasured museum was protected
Solicitors say premises were “a disaster waiting to happen”
Insurgents allegedly staged the attack to prevent US troops using the tower as a vantage point
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The American contractor that built the infrastructure for a base adjacent to the ancient site is responsible for much of the destruction, says an independent report