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Long-lost Ottoman mosque set to return to Istanbul skyline

The Bostancılar Tabhanesi Mosque, also known as the Yedekçiler Mosque, which disappeared from Istanbul’s historic skyline around 70…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #culturalheritage #mosque #OTTOMANEMPİRE #restoration
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/65112/

⏰ 5 days to go!

Every monument has a place in our history, whether it is a famous landmark or a historic site in your community.

Have you documented one for #WLM2026? Make sure your photographs are submitted before your country's competition closes - https://w.wiki/S8d9

#WikiLovesMonuments #CulturalHeritage

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again

https://www.getty.edu/news/buddha-head-of-merv-turkmenistan-conservation/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50213610

#HackerNews #BuddhaHead #Merv #Conservation #ArtHistory #CulturalHeritage #Restoration

Marginalized Culture and the Museum as a Place of Gathering_La cultura esclusa

#museums #culturalheritage #culturaldebate #marginalization #youtube #multimedia #videolessons #louvre #protests

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oyO_3gMRDZk&is=Ti8nXnt-Mzo_ewpT

Post to blog : Smartphonography Club :
Haven of Countless Blessings

#Xiaomi #Xiaomi15TPro #smartphonography #photography #streetphotography #Tokyo #Japan #Tokyomaxxing #MyriadGods #JapaneseTradition #HiddenShrine #FaithAndNature #CulturalHeritage

https://www.smartphonography.club/2026/10/haven-of-countless-blessings/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Piyush Goyal visits Sri Ganesha Hindu temple in Berlin, calls it ‘spiritually enriching’ experience

ANI | Updated: Oct 24, 2026 22:52 IST Berlin [Germany], October 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #CulturalHeritage #Dravidianarchitecture #Ganeshatemple #indiandiaspora #Indo-germanrelations #Piyushgoyal
https://www.europesays.com/germany/115153/

HRT: Croatian Radio launches free online library of more than 600 radio dramas. “The Audio Library of Documentary and Feature Radio Dramas brings together notable works from Croatian Radio’s rich archive and contemporary production, allowing listeners to access them anytime, free of charge.”

New York State Education Department: Archives Partnership Trust Launches New Programs to Expand Educator Access and Enhance Classroom Instruction of New York’s Primary Source Materials. “The New York State Education Department and Archives Partnership Trust’s RDL Gardiner Foundation Educational Resource Center for New York State History today announced two new educational initiatives that […]

https://www.alojapan.com/1557611/kiyomizu-dera-temple-hosts-night-viewing-from-21-november/ Kiyomizu-dera Temple hosts night viewing from 21 November #AutumnIllumination #BuddhistTemple #CulturalHeritage #Japan #JojuinGarden #KiyomizuDeraTemple #Kyoto #KyotoNews #news #SpecialNightViewing #tourism #travel #京都 #京都府 Kiyomizu-dera Temple will hold its special night viewing in Kyoto from 21 November to 30 November 2026. The temple, also known as Kiyomizu-dera in its customary Romanised form, is the venue for the autumn programme. Kiyomi

Kiyomizu-dera Temple hosts night viewing from 21 November

Kiyomizu-dera Temple will hold its special night viewing in Kyoto from 21 November to 30 November 2026. The…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Kyoto #autumnillumination #Buddhisttemple #CulturalHeritage #Jojuingarden #Kiyomizu-deraTemple #specialnightviewing #Tourism #Travel
https://www.europesays.com/japan/111611/

Picture this: free traditional folk music flooding the streets of tiny Barranda on a January Sunday – no ticket needed! 🎶 The Fiesta de las Cuadrillas de Barranda brings centuries-old #CulturalHeritage to life through January 29-31, with local cuadrillas dancing and singing their hearts out in this #Exhibition of Spanish traditions. You'll feel like you've stepped straight into a living history book, honestly – it's the kind of authentic #Europe...

https://events.europa.tips/fiesta-cuadrillas-barranda?lang=en

Public Technology: Wales plans £400k deal for national online family history service. “The National Library of Wales has revealed plans to invest a six-figure sum in an online service for citizens to investigate their family history. The library – which holds charity status and operates as an arm’s-length body of the Welsh Government – has published a procurement notice alerting […]

The Herald (Scotland): New archive launched to help preserve Scotland’s historic castles. “The archive currently includes the Robert and Nicholas Bogdan collection, with further collections being catalogued and digitised. Some material is already available online. The Scottish Castles Association hopes the archive will become a freely accessible resource for anyone interested in Scotland’s […]

ABC News (Australia): Digital archive helps Sydney’s southern Lebanese community preserve villages now in rubble. “People with southern Lebanese heritage were invited to bring photographs and videos of their ancestral villages, many of which have been damaged or destroyed by the Israeli military over the past six months. A recent analysis by The New York Times found that 48 out of the 60 […]

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Aloha State Daily: Cemetery improvement project to develop grave database. “As state cemetery restoration projects continue around Hawai‘i, the Department of Accounting and General Services has plans for a database of people interred statewide. In 2025, DAGS received $2.3 million from the state Legislature to maintain the eight state cemeteries under the department’s care. Those cemeteries, […]

A film celebrating the friendship of poets Jami and Navoi has won Tajikistan’s top film prize, highlighting cultural ties with Uzbekistan https://ow.ly/IHNl50ZZNIl #Cinema #FilmAwards #Literature #CulturalHeritage #CentralAsianCinema

Uzbek-Tajik Film About Jami an...

Sketches made 170 years ago have led archaeologists to ancient rock carvings in Kazakhstan, including a deer linked to early Saka art https://ow.ly/pkFy50ZZNEA #Archaeology #Petroglyphs #History #CulturalHeritage #AncientCivilizations #AncientArt #SakaCulture #Kazakhstan

1856 Sketches Lead to Rediscov...

Intent: In Kyiv, artifacts from the war—ranging from the Maidan to the battles for Kherson—have been digitized. “The National Military History Museum of Ukraine has unveiled a multimedia guide featuring a digital archive that covers events ranging from the Revolution of Dignity to the liberation of Kherson. The project allows visitors to interact with over 500 digitized exhibits.”

#italy #israel #palestine : #opt / #city / #jerusalem / #infrastructure / #culturalheritage / #eviction / #displacement

„Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/fifth-firm-pulls-out-israeli-cable-car-project-east-jerusalem?CMP=share_btn_url

Paris exhibition reflects Istanbul’s timeless magic, memory

An exhibition bringing together 29 artists’ interpretations of Istanbul has opened in Paris under the title “Istanbul: A…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #Artworks #culturalheritage #exhibition #Paris
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/63021/

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#asia #blackandwhite #culturaldiversity #culturalheritage #culturalidentity #dailylife #documentaryphotography #environmentalportrait #everydaylife #fineartphotography #handicraft #humanemotion #humanstories #lifestories #mountainlife #photojournalism #portraitphotography #simplelife #streetphotography #vietnam #vietnamphotography #flickr #thingsdavidlikes

DigitalNC: EXTRA, EXTRA! DigitalNC Sets New Record of 5 MILLION Newspaper Pages with Addition of Blue Ridge Sun. “We are elated to have the entire run of The Blue Ridge Sun (Sparta, N.C.) join our newspaper collection for many reasons, such as its geographic location, time period coverage, and that it was established, published, and edited by a woman.”

Über Heidelberg zurück nach Nepal – Kulturerbe bewahren und zugänglich machen: Historische Schriftstücke dem Nationalarchiv in Kathmandu übergeben https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/ueber-heidelberg-zurueck-nach-nepal
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Back to Nepal via Heidelberg – Preserving cultural heritage and making it accessible: historical documents handed over to the National Archives in Kathmandu https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/back-to-nepal-via-heidelberg

#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #kulturerbe #culturalheritage #documents #nepal

Much of this work depends on individuals who recognise the value of sharing their knowledge, texts, media, and personal archives. Their willingness to contribute makes these additions to open knowledge possible. (n/n)

#OpenKnowledge #DigitalCommons #WikimediaCommons #BESTMuseum #MumbaiHistory #PublicTransportHistory #OpenKnowledge #DigitalPreservation #CulturalHeritage #CommunityArchives

Utah Historical Society: Introducing our newest oral history grants cohort. “Through support from Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society, the oral history grant provides funding to collect and transcribe interviews and share the content with local communities through public programming. This quarter, the organizations awarded funding to six state history projects.”