cultural heritage

Smithsonian Announces Plans to Return Looted, Unethically Sourced Artifacts

Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced the museum's intention to be a world leading institution on repatriating artifacts and promoting reconciliation for colonialism through museums. 

Tracing World War 2's Impact on Sicily's Cultural Heritage Sites and Museums

by Antonino Crisà

World War II profoundly affected museums and antiquities in Sicily; a new research project is examining this underappreciated destructive consequence of war.

How Amalia Levi Does History

Amalia Levi's work as a freelance archivist with cultural organizations in several countries shows that much greater resources are needed to make a wealth of historical documentation accessible, and many talented workers could put those resources to work. 

When an Enemy’s Cultural Heritage Becomes One’s Own

As the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region enters a cease-fire, what are the prospects for protecting sites of cultural and historical significance from destruction as acts of reprisal? History suggests it's possible, though difficult.