Great Zimbabwe.
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Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
The Wellcome Collection gallery in central London.
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Closing racist exhibitions is a good step, but it doesn’t go far enough to decolonise our museums – an expert explains.
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.
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As the Grand Egyptian Museum begins welcoming visitors ahead of its opening in 2023, one object remains conspicuously absent.
DRC President.
Felix Tshisekedi, left, receives a ceremonial mask from Belgium’s King Philippe in June 2022.
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Belgium wants to frame its relationship with Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as one looking into the future – but the past weighs heavily.
The Market Wall.
Nottingham was once two towns divided by a wall in Market Square.
Some of the ancient manuscripts Jihadists burnt in Timbuktu in 2013 during civil conflict in Mali.
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Protecting the continent’s historical artefacts requires political will from governments – and a reawakening of cultural conscience among Africans.
A view of the bow of the Endurance.
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Earlier this month, one of the most famous shipwrecks in history was discovered in a part of Antarctica claimed by multiple nations.
The Clerk of the Chamber of the Crown Office in the House of Lords presents the Queen’s seal affixed to the royal charter document, conferring city status on Brighton and Hove in 2001.
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To fête the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, several towns – and a few villages – are to be granted the royal right to call themselves cities.
Heavy rainfall and degrading peatland are putting archaeological artefacts at increased risk of decay.
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Increasing rainfall and degrading peatland are threatening archaeological artefacts buried in UK land.
A display in the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, Senegal.
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Museums allow us to delve deep into the past with eye-catching displays of artefacts, ancient textiles, high-quality images and short films that narrate how our ancestors lived.
The Gidan Makama national museum in Kano, Nigeria.
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Nigerian museums continue to present colonised versions of history. This harms local communities.
Galleries are great places for solo trips.
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Whether it’s a day out with the kids or a solo visit, these tips will achieve the experience you want.
The style and date given for the painted room never sat right with MA Katritzky, who spent lockdown investigating whether the room was actually created by one of Britain’s greatest painters.
Graffiti obscures beautiful curved invertebrate traces on a rock surface in South Africa.
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These surfaces are of profound scientific, cultural, heritage, environmental, and aesthetic importance. Unfortunately, they are threatened - by graffiti.
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The proposal that monuments must be preserved at any cost hinders rather than helps institutions handle the decolonisation of their collections.
Engaging young people is a challenge for museums.
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The closure of physical buildings doesn’t have to mean that new readers should miss out on literary history
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If communities don’t understand and support local heritage protections, perhaps that’s a reflection on how the system works and not just evidence of a need for public education.
Family Camping at Phillip Island, Victoria, 1951. Photographer: Leslie E. Chambers.
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We surveyed 1461 Australians and discovered many are museum regulars — but it’s family history that has broad appeal.
Participants in the Wintawari Guruma Rock Art Research Project record rock art near Tom Price in the Pilbara region.
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Heritage is non-renewable — just like the mineral wealth of this country.
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Proposals to improve the capital’s urban design and density must also take account of the city’s unique streetscapes.