Category Archives: preservation

Harris Tweed is Back!…or Never Really Went Anywhere

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

Mills producing Harris Tweed dot the landscape at Ballalan, Outer Hebrides, date unknown (photo credit: Harris Tweed Authority Archive) Three years ago I wrote a piece about the apparent decline of the Harris Tweed weaving industry in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides (see: … Continue reading →

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Ideas Roadshow Interviews Classical Archaeologist

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

A reader recently pointed me towards “Herculaneum Uncovered,” an interview with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Professor of Classics at Cambridge and Director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project.  The interview appears in the latest issue of Ideas Roadshow, a multimedia magazine dedicated to the … Continue reading →

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What is a collection, and what is collecting?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

As a child I had all sorts of collections: stamps, keychains, milk caps (“pogs”), coins, and ice hockey pucks.  As an adult I still have all sorts of collections: rocks and minerals, photographs, books, and museum maps.  And sure enough, … Continue reading →

Posted in collections, cultural mapping, culture, museums, Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, New York Times, preservation | 1 Comment

Baig’s Forts and Palaces Photobook Released To Much Fanfare

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Amita Baig’s 256-page photo book Forts and Palaces of India was officially released to the public at an event attended by a long list of celebrities and superstars.  The crowd lauded the author for the 25 years she has dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Photo book captures India’s fragile architectural heritage

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

A new book, Forts and Palaces of India (Om Books International, 256 pages) by conservationist Amita Baig, calls attention to the increasing deterioration of India’s architectural heritage and raises the issue of preservation for the country’s fragile forts and palaces.  Released … Continue reading →

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US/ICOMOS recognizes Cultural Heritage Center with award

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Congratulations to the Cultural Heritage Center for receiving the first annual Heritage Award for International Excellence.  The award, given by the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS), recognizes organizations, programs, projects, individuals, and publications that exemplify worldwide excellence … Continue reading →

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Update: Pompeii’s Collapsing Archaeological Heritage

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Just as I was wrapping up the previous post I learned that two more walls gave way inside Pompeii.  Despite ongoing preservation and restoration efforts at the 2,000-year-old archaeological site, this string of recent collapses was triggered by uncharacteristically heavy rains sweeping across … Continue reading →

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