This exquisite 12th-13th century Islamic jug from the Seljuk period showcases intricate craftsmanship and poetry that celebrates power and beauty. How does art reflect the cultural values of its time?
#ClevelandArt #ArtHistory #IslamicArt #CulturalHeritage
https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.22
Arab News: Research grants to revive Saudi Arabia’s craft heritage. “Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Heritage Commission, has announced a new research grant initiative to study traditional handicrafts.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/arab-news-research-grants-to-revive-saudi-arabias-craft-heritage/
Coachella Valley Independent: Losing Our History? Funding for the California Digital Newspaper Collection Was Restored—but UC Riverside Laid Off All of the Employees Responsible for the Project Anyway. “Despite all of this good news, however, the future of the California Digital Newspaper Collection (cdnc.ucr.edu) remains unclear—and Geiger is now unemployed, along with the rest of his […]
#Indigenous #NewZealand #CulturalHeritage #Māori
'The Kaihautū of Te Papa says there could be well over 15,000 pieces of Māori and Moriori cultural heritage in overseas museums and universities.'
Radio New Zealand: More than 15k Māori and Moriori cultural heritage items may be in overseas museums and universities. “The Kaihautū of Te Papa says there could be well over 15,000 pieces of Māori and Moriori cultural heritage in overseas museums and universities.”
#sicilia #sicily #happyisland #isolafelice #italy
#Modica #Ragusa #SpigheVerdi #ComuniSiciliani #GreenFlag #SustainableTourism #ItalianRegions #ExploreSicily #RagusaProvince #EcoFriendlyTravel #SicilianHeritage #Travel2025 #NatureLovers #VisitItaly #AgriculturalExcellence #CulturalHeritage #SicilianCountryside #DiscoverRagusa #NatureConservation
https://www.lasicilia.it/ragusa/i-tre-comuni-spighe-verdi-2025-della-sicilia-sono-tutti-della-provincia-di-ragusa-2569015/
BP Global Locations: Exploreing The Worldwide Footprint of A Major Energy Company
Immerse yourself in Gringud.com and take a closer look at the effects of climate change in the indigenous community, preservation and resilience of cultural promotion. ?? #indigesiliente #culturalheritage
#Romania #religion #CulturalHeritage
'The project will scan and digitally preserve 60,015 historical, artistic, and documentary items dating from the 15th to the 19th century. These will be made available in a digital library, enabling anyone to access them online.'
https://basilica.ro/en/romanian-orthodox-church-digital-archive-60000-artifacts/
Malay Mail: Share your Malaysian moment: Government launches ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ national photo archive campaign. “The government has launched the ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ campaign in conjunction with the upcoming National Day celebrations, inviting the public to contribute to a national photo archive that celebrates everyday Malaysians. From today until September 30, Malaysians can […]
Ecofin Agency: Madagascar’s Beheaded King Finally Returns from France. “France will return the skull of a Sakalava king, along with those of two of his warriors, to Madagascar in August 2025. This repatriation comes 128 years after their beheading in 1897.”
#SouthKorea #LEGO #CulturalHeritage
'Representatives of a cultural heritage protection group who hung banners disparaging the LEGOLAND theme park as “Immoral Land” and distributed flyers to LEGOLAND visitors have been ordered to pay damages.'
https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=247694
BusinessKorea: Cultural Activists Ordered to Pay Damages for Hanging ‘LEGOLAND = Immoral Land’ Banner. “Representatives of a cultural heritage protection group who hung banners disparaging the LEGOLAND theme park as “Immoral Land” and distributed flyers to LEGOLAND visitors have been ordered to pay damages. On July 11, the Civil Division 2 of the Chuncheon District Court announced that it […]
Here's the original statement by #UNESCO on the #US ( #Trump ) withdrawal from the organization 
Textile impressions from our museum and cultural heritage centre La Maison Rurale de l’Outre-Forêt https://www.maison-rurale.fr/ where I volunteer.
Does anyone recognise the technique in picture 3, where the threads look so whisked? @fiberarts
A visitor to our museum has complained that parts of our special exhibition "are not #instagrammable." We found it practical to place these bonnets behind the barrier for the historic school room because extra display cases are too expensive for a special exhibition. The visitor wanted a pure white background for his selfies. Why do people visit museums?
AI chatbot at London Museum - new conversational search agent. #CulturalHeritage https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/introducing-our-conversational-search-agent/
Recommended Licenses and Tools for #CulturalHeritage Content https://creativecommons.org/2025/07/09/recommended-licenses-and-tools-for-cultural-heritage-content/
Al-Monitor: Copts, Nubians, and Berbers fight to keep Egypt’s endangered languages alive. “With a population of over 118 million, Egypt is home to distinct minorities with their own traditions, beliefs and languages that have enriched Egypt’s cultural identity for millennia. Some of these languages are on the brink of extinction, however, and some of their speakers are refusing to let […]
Do #fish have something like intangible #culturalHeritage?
#Herring used to feed in northern Norway and migrate south (>1000km) to spawn. A few years ago they abruptly stopped doing that.
The authors of a new study think older adults were overfished and didn't "teach" younger fish to migrate: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08983-3
