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Archaeological reforms needed in source countries: Reward the finder, excavate faster, keep what is important but allow a licit market
Laws now are obsessed with the objects rather than the sites
Interview with Khamliène Nhouyvanisvong, UNESCO's new Special Representative to Cambodia
He plans to develop learning centres, nominate new World Heritage sites, preservation of monuments, and protection of Angkor
Petra is suffering from mass tourism
UNESCO conducted and produced a report on tourist threat to raise the alarm
At last, an agreement to save unstable Burgos cathedral is reached
UNESCO threaten to de-list the building if central and regional governments refused to cooperate
Pushkin Museum director on restitution: “We don’t owe anybody anything”
The doyenne of the Russian museum profession, Irina Antonova, opposes returning “trophy” works of art
"The Baroque World": A five-volume Atlas of baroque art, published by UNESCO
$2.5 million publication covering fifty countries
Over 150 ancient and Medieval Egyptian sites hit by October earthquake
Unesco is coordinating a restoration programme for buildings from the Pyramid of Cheops to the Blue Mosque
Non-compliance with Security Council’s resolutions holds up UNESCO mission to reunite Iraq with treasures lost in Gulf War
More than 4,000 museum items missing according to Director General of the Iraqi Antiquities Department
Moral guidelines for archaeology
New rules and guidelines for archaeologists around the world.
Restoration workshop set up within Aachen cathedral
Imperial cathedral needs DM40 million after further damage was found to the building and its furnishings
The Art Newspaper brings an update on Angkor Wat situation and what is being done to preserve its treasures and history
Conservation projects are urgently needed, however hope is found underneath the Phnom Penh museum
The Yugoslav National Army has caused serious destruction to Sibenic cathedral, churches, castles and historic buildings in Croatia while attempting to divide their territory
The Minister for Education and Culture sends list of destruction to Unesco and invokes the 1954 Hague Convention
Number of sites protected by Unesco has increased, and campaign to raise money to protect them is launched
The safeguarding of these places of global, cultural importance will increase