Art
Conservators Work to Open the Forbidden City’s Secret Garden to the Public
When China's last emperor departed Beijing's Forbidden City in 1924, the imperial palace was shuttered, and along with it, an 18th-century garden.
Monuments
News
The Most Endangered Heritage Sites of 2016, from Cuban Art Schools to the Oldest Underwater City
The World Monuments Fund has announced 50 sites around the globe that are in danger of disappearing due to development, war, neglect, natural disaster, or deliberate destruction.
Art
A New Afterlife for Cemeteries: Training Future Preservationists
The sprawling 19th-century cemeteries whose monuments and mausoleums dot the United States are often short on hands to preserve their heritage.
News
Soviet Symbols Going Up and Coming Down
It’s been nearly a quarter century since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but the physical reminders of Central and Eastern Europe’s communist past are still provoking controversy.
In Brief
A Statue in Belgrade Commemorates the Man Who Set Off World War I
Serbia officially endorsed what might be its most controversial historical figure on Sunday when it inaugurated a statue of Gavrilo Princip, the assassin who fired the shot that started World War I, the AP reported.
In Brief
A Statue in Belgrade Commemorates the Man Who Set Off World War I
Serbia officially endorsed what might be its most controversial historical figure on Sunday when it inaugurated a statue of Gavrilo Princip, the assassin who fired the shot that started World War I, the AP reported.
Art
Confederate Monument Watch, a New Genre of Journalism
In the days since Dylann Roof murdered nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, many have called for the removal of the thousands of Confederate flags, memorials, and monuments displayed in public spaces throughout the US.
In Brief
Plans for Mammoth Mother Canada Memorial Provoke Outrage
There's something about pristine, mountainous landscapes that has inspired some of the tackiest public monuments in recent decades.
Art
How Artists Can Help Us Conceive of New Flags and Monuments for the US
All flags bear the stain of conquest.
In Brief
Artist Who Got Turkish President Fined Now Facing Four Years in Jail
Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy may have scored a victory earlier this year, when the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was fined about $3,800 for calling his unfinished "Monument to Humanity" a "monstrosity," but now the artist is facing 56 months in prison for insulting the president.
Opinion
What Should Be Done with the US's Many Confederate Monuments?
Yesterday afternoon, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol.
News
Uffizi Gallery Opens Exhibition Inside Mafia Boss's Former House
Next month, the doors of an Italian mob boss's former home will open to the public, thanks in part to the Uffizi Gallery.