Art
New Service Will Preserve and Frame Your Tattoos After You Die
You may now bequeath your tattoos to your loved ones to frame and display, just like any other work of art that you value or that may be a family heirloom.
Preservation
News
City Council Bill Could Limit NYC's Landmarking Power
At a public hearing next Wednesday, New York City Council's Committee on Land Use will consider a bill that would majorly impact landmarking in the city.
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.
Art
A Midcentury Manhattan Mosaic Returns to Public View
A midcentury mosaic forgotten for years beneath metal paneling on a Midtown Manhattan office building is now restored and on permanent public view.
Art
The History of NYC's First Nine Landmark Parks
On a July morning, at the tender age of five, I watched the building next to my Bronx tenement capitulate to the blows of a wrecking ball.
In Brief
Obama Declares Tract of Nevada Desert, and Michael Heizer's "City," a National Monument
In March, the art world rallied to call for the protection of Nevada's Basin and Range area, a landscape of rich archaeological resources and the site of Michael Heizer's sprawling land art piece, "City" (1972–present).
Art
Preserving the Concrete Listening Ears of Early Surveillance
Prior to the invention of radar in the 1930s, a system of concrete acoustic mirrors was set up around the coast of the United Kingdom as an early form of surveillance.
In Brief
The Great Wall of China Is Falling Apart
The Great Wall was once China's most fearsome defense.
In Brief
The Great Wall of China Is Falling Apart
The Great Wall was once China's most fearsome defense.
News
South Street Seaport Added to List of Most Endangered Sites in the US
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its 11 Most Endangered Historic Places today, including sites across the United States threatened by development, demolition, or decay.
News
Manhattan's Last Natural Vista Will Be Protected
The unbroken vista of cliffs and trees on the New Jersey Palisades will be preserved after LG Electronics agreed to redesign their headquarters in a settlement with conservation groups.
Art
50 Years of Fighting to Save New York City's Historic Architecture
The obliteration of the McKim, Mead & White-designed Pennsylvania Station in 1963, just a half-century after its completion, helped galvanize grassroots preservation efforts that eventually led to New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner signing the Landmarks Law on April 19, 1965.