Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements
Globally, historic buildings are often defined not only by their structural components but also by the non-structural elements that adorn...
Insights
This category includes in-depth posts on new topics or problems that are still open
When Heritage Becomes a Battlefield: The Preah Vihear Temple Case
Recent clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border have exposed the Preah Vihear Temple, an 11th-century Hindu sanctuary and UNESCO site, to...
Historic Heritage Under Assault: The Erasure of Armenian Churches
The systematic destruction of historical and cultural heritage sites, particularly Armenian churches and monasteries, in Western Armenia (now predominantly located...
Safety for All: The Urgent Need to Involve Tourists in Heritage Fire Drills
The significance of comprehensively addressing all safety considerations for individuals with special needs within historic sites has already been elucidated...
Training Resilience Programmes for Cultural Heritage Staff in Emergencies
Cultural heritage institutions face a variety of emergencies, from localised incidents within a single structure to large-scale civil protection scenarios...
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: A Project for Protection and Restoration
The conflict in Ukraine has led to the widespread destruction not only of human lives and infrastructure, but also of...
Towards Comprehensive Fire Risk Indexes for Cultural Heritage
Fire remains one of the most devastating threats to cultural heritage worldwide, with the potential to destroy not only historic...
Protecting Marble Artworks: What a 1762 Fire Can Teach Us
On August 12, 1762, a fire broke out in the third corridor of the Uffizi Gallery, causing the collapse of...
The Sino-French Heritage Alliance after Notre-Dame Fire
In the aftermath of the devastating Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in April 2019, China was the first country outside France to...
Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List
This article presents a compilation of fires and other causes of loss of historic or cultural heritage buildings that have...
Overtourism and Safety of World Heritage Sites
The management of World Heritage Sites (WHS) and significant urban and cultural areas is an increasingly complex challenge. The integration...
The Challenge of Choosing Fire-Extinguishing Agents in Cultural Heritage Protection
The protection of cultural heritage from fires is a complex challenge, where the speed of intervention to limit the spread...
Protection of Cultural Heritage in Times of War: Legal Assumptions
Situations of damage to heritage, in particular the destruction of monuments and emblematic sites, including those devastated by fires in...
An AI Model to Detect Damages on Historic Heritage Walls
Built heritage and traditional dwellings, is a testimony to the history and culture of an area. However, in areas such...
Funding the Retrofit of Historic Buildings with a Focus on Safety
Built heritage conservation is not only about the aesthetic and historical preservation of buildings, but increasingly includes the need to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
