What do Berber treasure troves and Irish bones have in common?

HERITAGE TODAY

Your Source for News in Heritage

With this newsletter, we've put our spotlight on the tensions between preserving cultural heritage into the future while making it relevant for people in the present. In it you will find articles on new trends in rapid impact preservation, encouraging developments in the law, and personal stories from professionals on the ground.

We hope you enjoy this newsletter, and that you continue to grow your interest in and concern for our priceless global heritage. Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Stefaan Poortman

Executive Director

Global Heritage Fund

WORK AROUND THE WORLD

Heritage is one of humanity's most precious assets. From the wild hills of northern Colombia to the deserts of Turkey to the bustling cities of China, cultural heritage touches all of our lives in wonderful, multifaceted ways. Read below for some insight into our projects all over the world.

The Secret Survival Strategies of Berber Tribesmen

from GHF

LOCAL VOICES: Mok Ngam from Banteay Chhmar

from GHF

INTERVIEW: How We Updated Our Content Strategy

from GHF

HOT OFF THE PRESSES!

Amidst all the talk of heritage loss, we often lose sight of the reasons we cherish heritage in the first place. Its capacity to give us wonder. Its ability to connect us with a time, culture, and people far beyond our own. Its beauty and its awe-inspiring power. Read below to learn more about what's been happening in the world of heritage.


Banteay Chhmar, protecting Cambodia's 'second Angkor' Read more about Banteay Chhmar from the Nikkei Asian Review	The next monuments men? How militaries could protect culture in conflict from World Politics Review


A man's discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish from the Washington Post	A new beginning for Egypt's ancient capital from Heritage Daily


Hatha yoga inspired abstract art a century before Rothko from Smithsonian	These are Europe's eight most endangered cultural landmarks from Smithsonian

DID YOU KNOW?

All six of Syria's UNESCO World Heritage Sites have been damaged or destroyed in their civil war?
But, Palmyra is in better shape than expected?
A British entrepreneur is planning to publicly burn his collection of punk music memorabilia, estimated to be worth £5 million ($7.23 million)?
The UK government has published a white paper on culture for the first time in 50 years?
The heirs of Italian composers Verde and Puccini refuse to give researchers access to their ancestors' archives?
The Renaissance-era d'Medici poison garden has inspired a modern-day recreation in northern England?
German organs could be put on the UNESCO world heritage list? (Not those kind of organs...)

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