UNESCO has added 26 sites to its World Heritage List, including four new sites located on the African continent and the Murujuga Aboriginal lands.| ARTnews.com
Zelenskyy gifted Pope Leo an image of the Madonna and child painted on a panel of wood from an artillery crate.| ARTnews.com
The decision to leave UNESCO was announced by the State Department on Tuesday and will take effect at the end of 2026.| ARTnews.com
For Ukraine, For Their Freedom and Ours! has accused Russia of the “systematic, widespread, and organized” looting of Ukrainian cultural heritage.| ARTnews.com
Australian politicians are protesting UNESCO's concerns over ancient rock art in Murujuga near the proposed Woodside gas project.| ARTnews.com
A new report by a German research group has found that fossil fuels projects are occurring on UNESCO protected heritage sites.| ARTnews.com
The EU has also sanctioned the director of the “Tauric Chersonese” State Museum-Preserve.| ARTnews.com
UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, has granted “provisional enhanced protection” to two more Ukrainian heritage sites.| ARTnews.com
It will collect hi-res satellite imagery and has enlisted the services of Microsoft.| ARTnews.com