Cultures

Sep 30, 2018

After Brazil museum fire, debate over how, or if, to rebuild

A fire that tore through Brazil's National Museum has sparked debate about whether or how to rebuild, as experts warn about the irreplaceable loss of original objects


Sep 23, 2018

AP Interview: UNESCO chief says schools must fight extremism

The head of the U.N. education agency says schools are ground zero in the fight against anti-Semitism and extremist violence


Sep 21, 2018

China treats Uighur kids as 'orphans' after parents seized

In China's far west, authorities are distancing Muslim children from their families by putting them in dozens of orphanages and boarding schools


Sep 21, 2018

Mass tourism threatens Croatia's 'Game of Thrones' town

The Croatian town of Dubrovnik, which has been used to film 'Game of Thrones,' is a prime example of the negative effects of mass tourism.


Sep 18, 2018

UNESCO experts: Will take years to restore Brazilian museum

Experts with UNESCO say it could take years to restore Brazil's National Museum and the vast collections that were ravaged by a fire on Sept. 2


Aug 30, 2018

Aretha Franklin's 'homegoing' celebrates black culture

Mourning for Aretha Franklin goes beyond tribute to open celebration of black culture


Aug 30, 2018

Aretha Franklin homegoing also celebration of black culture

Tributes to 'The People's Diva" have not just been a testament to Aretha Franklin's life and musical legacy, but a celebration of black culture


Aug 30, 2018

Famed Viking ship museum to be torn down due to rising sea

Denmark's famed Viking ship museum, damaged by a rising sea level in 2013, will be torn down


Aug 23, 2018

Officials: Swath of flood-prone Maryland town must be razed

A few months after floodwaters devastated a Maryland town's main street for the second time in two years, authorities are moving to demolish roughly five percent of Ellicott City's historic district


Aug 21, 2018

A border fence from ancient times: Hadrian's Wall in England

A border fence from ancient times: Hadrian's Wall in England