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fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water

A 17th-century stepwell in Hyderabad was restored after 18 months of clearing 3,000 tonnes of rubbish, providing clean drinking water to the community for the first time in four decades.
London food
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Britain's oldest Indian restaurant appeals to King Charles to intervene to save it from closure

Campaigners petition King Charles to save Veeraswamy, the UK's oldest Indian restaurant operating since 1926, from closure by its landlord the Crown Estate.
Books
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

7 Libraries Set Inside UNESCO World Heritage Sites

UNESCO World Heritage Sites house stunning libraries that combine architectural, historical, and cultural significance while preserving rare collections and reflecting intellectual priorities across centuries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Louvre is the pride of France and it's on the verge of collapse. Can we rescue it in time? | Agnes Poirier

Charles V kept his celebrated library here; Henri IV installed his cabinets of paintings, objets d'art and arms, and created within its walls a veritable city of artists, where cabinetmakers, tapestry-makers, painters and armourers lived and worked. Under Louis XIII, coins, medals and the Louvre's printing press were added; under Louis XIV came casts, antiquities and the academies of architecture, the arts and the sciences.
France news
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

UNESCO honors India's Diwali as Intangible Cultural Heritage DW 12/10/2025

UNESCO inscribed Diwali on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, recognizing the five-day festival's cultural importance and worldwide popularity.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
3 months ago

UK Museum Is Raising $4.6 M. to Keep Medieval Masterpiece from Entering Private Collection

The Dorset Museum seeks to raise £3.5 million to buy a rare 15th-century Netherlandish triptych to prevent its sale into private hands and export.
Photography
fromwww.thelocal.es
4 months ago

'I cried a lot': The fight to save family photos after Spain's deadly floods

A university-led restoration project in Valencia rescued hundreds of thousands of mud-damaged photographs after deadly October 2024 floods, restoring about 75 percent of images.
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