The century-old Seven Bungalows or Saat Bungla structure, the last remaining of its kind, is set to be demolished after the BMC’s TAC declared it dilapidated and at risk of…
Major Indian cities have been struggling with air pollution for a while now and Kolkata is no exception to this. Over the years the municipalities have been unable to control…
Last year the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposed a plan to reconstruct the 137-year-old Malabar Hill water reservoir. Since the announcement, the municipal corporation has received fierce opposition from residents…
Conservation architecture firm, Ezha, led by a team of three women, has been honoured with the esteemed Golden Leaf Award for architectural conservation by the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)…
An exhibition of Jamini Roy’s paintings in Kolkata is involved in a controversy after a group of artists claimed that the artworks displayed at the exhibition were not original works.…
Renowned Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have revealed detailed plans for a new museum in Lusail City, Qatar. The museum will house the world’s largest collection of Orientalist art.…
France and Germany have launched a €2.1 million fund to finance research over three years whether African artefacts in French and German national museums were justly obtained. This may conclude…
Chilean influencer, Mike Milfort’s videos about two Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moai sparked enthusiasm online that led to a viral campaign called ‘Return the moai’. His followers targeted the British…
New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul has ordered a review of art in the Capitol that frequently portrays themes romanticising or justifying violence towards Indigenous communities. Gov. Hochul announced a…
The Odisha State government declared the Gupteswar forest in Koraput district, its fourth Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS). The forest is under the jurisdiction of the Jeypore Forest Division. It is…