The Uffizi Cyberattack: a Warning for Heritage Institutions, but not a simple story
On 2026, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, became the focus of a cyberattack story that quickly moved beyond technical disruption...
News
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March 2026 War Damage: Drone Strikes Devastate Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Lebanon
Two flashpoints are erasing humanity’s memory: Ukraine and Middle East. On March 24, Russian drones hit Lviv’s 16th Century Bernardine...
Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy)
On 17 March 2026 a fire broke out on the roof of the Serbia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s Giardini...
Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected
According to a statement released by Iran's Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts on 14 March 2026, at least...
Glasgow Central Blaze: B‑Listed Heritage Dome Collapse and Suspected Lithium‑Ion Cell Involvement
On March 8, 2026, a major fire on Union Street, beside Glasgow Central Station, has severely damaged and partly collapsed...
Strikes Damage UNESCO Golestan Palace: Shockwave Impacts on Tehran’s Historic Jewel
The Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013, suffered significant damage from shockwaves and debris caused...
King’s Hall Methodist Church Fire – London (UK)
On February 22, 2026, the King’s Hall Methodist Church, a Grade II-listed historic building constructed in 1916 by the renowned...
Fire at the Former Odeon Cinema in Canterbury (UK)
On the afternoon of 14 February 2026, a major fire broke out at the former Odeon cinema on St George’s...
Sannazaro Historic Theater Fire – Naples, Italy
On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a fire broke out at approximately 6:00-6:30 AM at the historic Teatro Sannazaro located in...
Niscemi (Italy), when the Earth takes back Memory
In the town of Niscemi, in southern Sicily, a slow-moving landslide has been advancing for months, carving cracks through streets...
Two Fires in Rome’s Historic Centre: Specific Risks in Churches
On Sunday 25 January 2026, two separate fires within minutes of each other affected churches in the very heart of...
Montreal: when a Forgotten Industrial Landmark burns
In the early hours between 20 and 21 January 2026, a major fire tore through the former Barsalou/Familex factory in Montreal, a...
Fire in Historic District in Netherlands
A major fire broke out in the historic centre of Leeuwarden (West Frisian, Netherlands) between 12 and 13 January 2026....
Natural Heritage Fire in Patagonian Forests
Los Alerces National Park is a large protected area established in 1937 to preserve Fitzroya cupressoides forests, a type of...
The Laborie Estate Fire – Heritage Resilience and WUI in Paarl (South Africa)
Date of Incident: December 20, 2025 Location: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Site Classification: Grade II Provincial Heritage Site (Cape Dutch Werf) Laborie Wine...
Fire and Destruction of a Traditional Village in Sumba (Indonesia)
Kampung Adat Waru Wora in West Sumba is a village that suffered a devastating fire on 5 December 2025 that...
New Zealand Heritage Wildfire
In early December 2025, a human-caused wildfire ignited within Tongariro National Park, a dual World Heritage landscape recognized for its...
Suspicious Fire Destroys Abandoned Church in Scotland
The overnight fire that on December 7, 2025 engulfed the 182-year-old Pollokshaws Parish Church on Shawbridge Street serves as a...
Fire at Public Archives in Zagreb
Late on November 17, 2025, a large fire ripped through the Vjesnik skyscraper on Slavonska Avenue in Zagreb, burning vertically...
Analysis of a Maintenance Fire in a Theatre in Italy
Between November 11 and 12, 2025, a significant fire occurred at the “Ciotolone” Theatre, situated within the esteemed Le Ciminiere...
600.000 Comics Artefacts destroyed in a Fire
On October 1, 2025, a devastating fire broke out at the Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) warehouse in Bhiwandi, a suburb...
Second Fire in two Months in India’s Historic Town
The October 21, 2025 fire at Nainital’s Old London House was the second serious incident within two months at this 162-year-old colonial structure,...
