Cultural and Historic Losses in the World: 2024 List
This post lists losses covered by cultural media assets. The list may not be complete, as the focus and approach...
Destruction of Historical Heritage: A Silent Weapon of War
The destruction of cultural and historical heritage is frequently used as a tactic of war and ethnic cleansing. This strategy...
Fire Devastates St. Paul’s Church in Louisville: A Warning for Abandoned Landmarks
On 10 March, 2025 a fire severely damaged St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church on East Broadway in Louisville, a structure...
The New Emergency Plan of St Peter in Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is a building whose construction lasted several centuries and was completed around 1667. Famous...
First quarter of 2025: Already a Critical Year for World Cultural Heritage?
From the beginning of 2025 to the end of March, the world's cultural heritage has been affected by a series...
Evacuation of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan
On March 29, 2025, a small fire broke out around 11 am inside the iconic Castello Sforzesco in Milan, sparking...
How many Bagan Temples destroyed by the Myanmar Earthquake ?
According to Wikipedia, Bagan, the historical city of Myanmar, is located in an active seismic zone. Therefore, the city has...
Wildfires burn Korean 7th-century temple
On March 26th, 2025, major fires in South Korea - North Gyeongsang Province - have razed the ancient Gounsa Temple...
Emerging Technologies for Safety of Historic Buildings
Preserving historic buildings is essential to maintaining cultural identity and understanding the past. However, these structures, often built to older...
Lesson Learnt from the 1968 Fire at Roskilde Cathedral
On 27 August 1968, as work on the restoration of Margrethe's spire of the Roskild Cathedral (Denmark) was nearing completion,...
Fire in the historic center of Lima
On March 3, 2025, a large-scale fire hit the historic Barrios Altos neighborhood in Lima, Peru. The blaze began in...
Fire at the Historic Centre of Arnhem (Netherlands)
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, a town-scale evacuation was initiated at around 7:00 am in the city center of Arnhem...
Historic Buildings and Bushfires Protection: a Verification Method
The devastation of historic buildings and assets that occurred in January 2025 in the Los Angeles area is one of...
Safety in Transport of Works of Arts
Transporting works of art can expose them to risk of damage, as happened to Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa....
Security and Safety Measures of Historic Places of Worship
The places of worship, a significant part of which are historically and artistically characterised, are exposed to risk of terrorist...
Climate Conditions and Fire Risk in Historical towns
Historic buildings and the areas that house them are subject to a particular fire risk. In fact, many of the...
Fire destroys XIX Century Paris Belltower
A fire damaged the 19th-century Paris city hall building, leaving the bell tower at risk of collapse in the 12th...
Wildland Fire Risk and Historical Towns
The wildfires that destroyed significant historical buildings of Los Angeles in early 2025 are just one example of fire risks...
Fire Behaviour of Ageing Wood
In recent years the scientific literature on wood combustion has seen a considerable number of new important studies. Among these,...
The Singularity of Italian Fire Safety Regulations for Historic Buildings
The historical heritage of buildings in Italy is extremely vast and, in addition to the most famous ones, includes the...
Fire at the Manoir de Kellac in Finistère
A fire at the Manoir de Kernault in Mellac occurred on January 12, 2025. The Manoir de Kernault is a...
Water: the Most Common Enemy of Cultural Heritage
The damage that water can cause is among the most significant to which historical and cultural heritage is exposed. From...
How Artworks Emergency Storage Centres are Made
The conservation of works of art and artefacts of artistic interest is of fundamental importance to preserve cultural heritage for...