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Category: Best of 2016

Arts and Crafts, Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Matryoshka: Origin and symbolic meaning

Posted onNovember 4, 2016October 14, 2017

During my last travel, I went to Russia. I bought the most popular Russian souvenir: the Matryoshka. Everyone knows what a Matryoshka is?but do you …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program

Kenya’s hot sun industry: Jua Kali

Posted onNovember 2, 2016October 14, 2017

Jua Kali which is Swahili for ?Hot/ Fierce Sun? ?refers to small businesses or artisanship that takes place either in temporary shelters/ kiosks or in …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Conservation, Discover, Heritage

Peshawari Chappal Is Tough-As-Nails, And Everyone’s Favorite

Posted onNovember 1, 2016September 21, 2017

The Peshawari chappal (slipper) is handcrafted traditional footwear whose origin appears to be unknown — some say it came from?Peshawa, while the other speculate ancient …

Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Photo Stories, Traditions

More than Lederhosen? Traditional costumes of Germany

Posted onOctober 28, 2016May 22, 2018

If I were to ask you to describe the national costume of Germany, no doubt most responses would talk about lederhosen, and the barmaids? dresses …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Discover, Heritage, Traditions

The Extraordinary Crafts of Indigenous Australia

Posted onOctober 17, 2016December 19, 2016

Prior to European settlement, Aboriginal people inhabited every area of Australia, and Torres Strait Islanders lived in the islands between Australia and Papua New Guinea. …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Built Heritage, Heritage, Public Spaces

Macedonian Filigree: The Fading Shine of Silver

Posted onOctober 16, 2016December 19, 2016

All of the light have brighten up the glory of ?”Ohrid-charsija” this night. Many visitors are passing this street every day. Many of the stores …

Best of 2016, Built Heritage, Heritage, Public Spaces, Student Program

The Library that Shrinks

Posted onOctober 4, 2016December 19, 2016

The McMillan Memorial Library is one of the oldest libraries in Nairobi. It has a picturesque exterior architecture, finished in Nairobi blue stone. The front …

Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Built Heritage, Conservation

Porticoes of Bologna: Arches With 1,000 Years of History

Posted onAugust 30, 2016October 7, 2017

Have you ever been caught by the rain with no umbrella and hoped for a shelter to keep your shoes dry and shiny? People living …

Best of 2016, Built Heritage, Conservation

The train awaits you at Australia’s first station

Posted onAugust 30, 2016December 31, 2016

Flinders Street Station is the oldest train station in Australia, and still the centre of the Melbourne?s metropolitan rail network. The station, with its iconic …

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