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‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs
A collection of more than 7,000 letters will form a publicly accessible digital archive that offers...
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‘Extraordinary’: Islamic and Jewish science merge in 11th-century astrolabe
Instrument was adapted, translated and corrected by Muslim and Jewish users in Spain, north Africa and...
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‘Hidden stories’: Historic England funds 56 projects on working-class heritage
Factories, nightclubs, lifesavers and pigeon-fanciers to be celebrated in films and community storytellingStories of an old...
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France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says...
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British Museum’s Instagram flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue
Chilean social media users target institution, forcing it at one point to close comments on postsThe...
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Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza
Antiquities authority drops proposal for Menkaure pyramid after review prompted by international outcryEgypt has scuttled a...
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Bayeux Museum lands 1872 reproduction of tapestry from Rolling Stone’s estate
Lifesize replica of 70-metre work, which cost museum £16,000, was part of sale of late drummer...
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Oldest known Scottish tartan ‘brought back to life’ for people to wear
Historians analysed dyes in the 16th-century Glen Affric tartan, found in a peat bog, to recreate...
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France and Germany to research provenance of African objects in national museums
Three-year €2.1m fund will prioritise former colonies of the two countries and could lead to return...
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Blair considered loan of Parthenon marbles to help London Olympics bid
Then PM was advised to ‘encourage’ British Museum to agree long-term loan in return for Greek...
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Crooked House scandal highlights government inaction over pubs, says Camra
Chair says it is ‘frightening’ that a third of pubs are still being converted or demolished...
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Boat-shaped church and radar station among English heritage list newcomers
Historic England highlights ‘remarkable gems’ among 227 places added to national list in 2023An intact second...
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Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles
PM’s ‘blunder’ highlights the issue of the disputed Parthenon sculptures, fuelling campaign to send them home...
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Leaning tower in Bologna to be saved as city announces €4m repair project
Work to be carried out on Garisenda tower in new year after area around it was...
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Sunak accuses Greek PM of ‘grandstanding’ over Parthenon marbles
Prime minister escalates row with Athens counterpart in first public comments after cancelling their meetingRishi Sunak...