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Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

BLAST Magazine: The Possible Precursor to Digital Art

December 10, 2015August 6, 2016

Were Blast Magazine and the Vorticist movement a precursor to digital art that we look at today? BLAST magazine was possibly one of the most …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Traditions

Tanjore: Past, Present and The Future

December 8, 2015August 6, 2016

Tanjore: Rings a bell, doesn?t it? As soon as we hear a mention of it, we find ourselves picturing vibrant colors, royal, religious subjects (deities, …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Restoration

Rakhigarhi: Discovering India’s Largest Harappan Site

December 4, 2015August 6, 2016

The Indus Valley Civilization remains one of the most enigmatic events in human history. It was truly a paean to the desire for human excellence, …

Beyt al-Kritliya (Gayer-Anderson Museum)

Built Heritage, Heritage

World Cultural Heritage and Economic Thinking: A Case Study on Bayt al-Kritliya

December 1, 2015December 24, 2015

Heritage Economic: A Case Study on Bayt al-Kritliya (Gayer-Anderson Museum) Mohamed Badry Kamel Basuny Amer M.A.?in Heritage Conservation and Site Management (HCSM) Helwan University, Egypt …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Restoration

Mysore’s Ganjifa: is it time to play the ‘dying heritage’ card?

November 30, 2015August 6, 2016

We remember the Mughals for their majestic contribution to the Indian architecture. The monumental treasures built by them such as the Taj Mahal, the Red …

Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Restoration, Traditions, World Heritage Sites

Buganda Heritage: Conflict Between Traditional and Modern

November 25, 2015August 6, 2016

Traditional Buganda history is skewed and fascinating, but is this desire to stick to tradition hampering the restoration of World Heritage? Buganda is a sub-national …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

‘Catch them young and teach them about culture and heritage’

November 18, 2015November 17, 2017

Isn?t it true that children are like clay, and can be molded by people and things that surround them? And nobody knows this better than …

Blog, Features, Food Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Traditions

Oktoberfest in Germany – LaGer than Life

November 12, 2015December 25, 2017

Traditionally, beer for Oktoberfest was brewed from the beginning of March for it to age through summer and hence the name, Marzenbier(March beer). Being 6 …

Blog, Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage

The Mystery Behind the Greek Cyclades Islands

November 3, 2015January 6, 2017

The narrow white-washed alleys, the splendid white cubed-shaped houses with brightly painted wooden doors and windows, and countless tiny blue-domed churches, contribute in making Cyclades …