The 20th century was a convulsed time for Spanish society. It affected, and still does, its art and cultural heritage.
Category: Buildings & monuments
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Quarry Turned Gallery – The Case of the Nagyharsány Statue Park
The Nagyharsányi Statue Park presents an alternative to the traditional gallery. It is an open-air statue exhibition in a former quarry - combining the studio, exhibition space and source of the pieces' materials into one site.
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Leonardo’s Last Supper in XX century
Milan. Leonardo’s Last Supper hit by the bombs of the Second World War, the incredible restoration that lasted 20 years. Could there be a better way to narrate those moments than through the camera of who were present immortalizing them for us?
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Damnatio memoriae
The second article of our two-part series explores what can torn-down monuments tell us and explore new, more inclusive ways of preserving heritage and memories.
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The Museum of the Certosa di Pavia
Strolling through the beautiful cloisters and courtyard of the Certosa di Pavia you can still feel the slow passing of monks’ life, who have inhabited those spaces for centuries...and passing by one of the countless wooden doors you will discover the Certosa’s secrets.
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Tracing Jewish Roots in Poland’s Capital
For centuries, Poland's Jewish community was a vital part of the cultural landscape. Seventy years after the Holocaust, what's left to be seen?
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Neues Museum, Berlin: Experiential Conservation
Neues Museum in Berlin is an example of Architectural conservation portraying layers of history in its application.
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The Former Summer Camps, Expression of Italian Rationalism.
What if, strolling along the seaside, you found a seaplane nestled on the sand? These bizarre shaped buildings are the former summer camps from the Fascist period, masterpieces of Italian Rationalist architecture. Almost a forgotten story, now ready to be rediscovered...
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The Ottoman tower-house of Rhodes
Read about the only surviving Ottoman tower-house of Rhodes. This hidden little gem will take you off the beaten track on this popular Mediterranean island.