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Hidden Fires: The Unseen Cultural Heritage Losses in Latin America, Asia & Africa

Scientific Department March 1, 2026
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Germany’s KulturGutRetter: Pioneering the First UCPM Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU)

Scientific Department February 23, 2026
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Comprehensive FireRiskHeritage Guide for Historic Timber Structures Safety

Scientific Department February 6, 2026
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Fire Effects on Heritage Stone: Temperature Thresholds and Assessment

Stefano Marsella January 30, 2026
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The Reconstruction of the Glasgow School of Art following the Second Fire

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The 04 January 2026 fire at the Hollywood Center Motel in Los Angeles. Screenshot via LAFD/YouTube
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Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2026 List

Scientific Department February 26, 2026
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Historic Saint-Paul Church Fire, Montreal (Canada): Total Loss

Scientific Department February 25, 2026

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Hyrcanian Forest Fires: When Ancient Heritage Burns

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Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need for a Common Data Protocol

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Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding

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120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris

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Scottish Castle Saved by Quick Action by Staff

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EU Funding for Cultural Heritage Safety Research: A Strategic Overview (2021–2026)

Scientific Department February 16, 2026
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STORM: an Horizon 2020 Research Project on Heritage and Environmental Changes

Scientific Department February 9, 2026
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Comprehensive FireRiskHeritage Guide for Historic Timber Structures Safety

Scientific Department February 6, 2026
fficial British war art imagining a bombing raid on Cologne with the city’s cathedral is clearly visible. It survived the war, despite being hit dozens of times by Allied bombs. (Image by the National Archives UK, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Fire Effects on Heritage Stone: Temperature Thresholds and Assessment

Stefano Marsella January 30, 2026
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Why COST Action C17 still Defines the Agenda for Fire Safety in Historic Buildings

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Fire Risks and New Threats from Climate Change to Libraries and Archives

Scientific Department April 18, 2017 0

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published in 2012 a document which is "an indicator-based assessment of past and projected...

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UAVs to Save Cultural Heritage in Emergency Scenarios

Scientific Department April 3, 2017 0

Protecting cultural heritage during and after a disaster is a crucial objective for emergency services. Situational awareness is essential and...

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The ABC Method to Approach Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Emergencies

Scientific Department March 31, 2017 0

Risks to cultural heritage vary from catastrophic events (such as earthquakes,  floods,  etc) to gradual processes (such as chemical, physical,...

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LiDAR and Cultural Heritage in Emergency Operations

Scientific Department March 22, 2017 0

The project STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) has been funded by the Horizon 2020 EU...

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Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need for a Common Data Protocol

Scientific Department February 11, 2017 0

On April 6, 2009, the Historic city of L'Aquila, experienced a devastating earthquake, resulting in 309 fatalities, over 1,600 injuries,...

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Damages to Cultural Heritage Caused by 24th August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake

Scientific Department November 11, 2016 0

On August 24th, 2016  a severe earthquake has hit an area in Central Italy approximately among the city of Amatrice and...

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Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding

Scientific Department November 10, 2016 0

On November 4th 1966 a flash flood caused in central Italy 47 deaths, hundreds of injured and 46,000 displaced people and...

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19th Century Manhattan Church Destroyed by fire in New York (USA)

Scientific Department May 7, 2016 0

The New York Serbian Orthodox Cathedral od St. Sava on West 25th Street on May 1st has been destroyed by...

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Fire in Italian historical town damages several buildings

Scientific Department February 4, 2016 0

A moment of the fire (picture from: http://www.laprovinciadivarese.it/stories/verbano-e-valli/mostruoso-incendio-a-luino-20-sfollati_1164847_11/) A fire broke out in the historic  center of Luino (Italy). For...

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STORM: an Horizon 2020 research project on heritage and environmental changes

Scientific Department January 23, 2016 0

STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) is a research and development project initiated by the European...

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Fire in Moscow Library Destroy One mln Books

Scientific Department January 20, 2016 0

On January 31st, 2015, one of Russia's largest academic libraries, which contains millions of unique historic documents, has been severely...

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Extensive Fire Damages Clandon Park House in Surrey

Scientific Department January 2, 2016 0

On April 29th, 2015, a devastating fire engulfed the renowned 18th-century Palladian masterpiece, Clandon Park House near Guildford in Surrey....

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120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris

Scientific Department August 20, 2015 0

In the early hours of August 20, 2015, a devastating fire engulfed the Cité de la Science et de l'Industrie...

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Fire and Flood in the Built Environment: a COTAC Report

Scientific Department August 20, 2015 0

Cover of COTAC report COTAC is the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation. On 20 November 2014 the COTAC’s Annual...

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A Historic District Protection Planning Good Practice

Scientific Department October 11, 2012 0

During the Venice 2012 meeting in Venice on Fire safety of historic buildings, Danny Mc Daniel (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) has...

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Grass Fire Destroys Iconic Krasna Horka Castle Roof: Lessons for Hilltop

Scientific Department May 5, 2012 0

The Slovak Castle of Krasna Horka, severely damaged by fire on March 10, 2012, started by incautious burning of dry...

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Historic Underground Premises: how with Fire Safety of Visitors?

Scientific Department May 1, 2011 0

In the International Conference on Safety Issues of Rescue Operations in Underground Structures, held in Rome (Italy) on March 3rd,...

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Cultural Heritage and Forest Fires Hazards

Scientific Department April 30, 2011 0

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Egyptian Museum and the Threat of Riots Fires in Cairo (Egypt)

Scientific Department April 26, 2011 0

The potential collapse of a neighboring building caused by fire due to the riots has threatened the priceless artifacts kept...

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Termites, Worms, Xylophagous and Fire Protections In Museums

Scientific Department April 21, 2011 0

In some cases, fire protection systems can be useful to improve the environment of museums and galleries, like the active...

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Montmartre Theatre Fire in Paris (France)

Scientific Department March 24, 2011 0

Firefighters responding to the fire at the Élysée Montmartre - By Marie-Lan Nguyen - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14700082...

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Fire in the Abbey of Saint-Remy Rochefort (Belgium)

Scientific Department December 30, 2010 0

A moment of the fire of the Abbey, that although severe, let the monks escape safely. On december 29th. 2010,...

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