WIDESCALE DESTRUCTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN GAZA by Geraldine Kendall Adams #MuseumsAssociation
"As of 25 January, Unesco says it has verified damage to 22 sites in Gaza since the war began, including five religious sites, 10 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, two depositories of moveable cultural property, one monument, one museum and three archaeological sites.
Other media reports suggest that the destruction may be more extensive. Earlier this month, several news agencies reported that Israeli forces had demolished the main buildings of Al-Israa University, south of Gaza City, including a museum housing around 3,000 objects of art, archaeological artefacts, specimens, materials and instruments."
📰 York Castle Museum partially closed after #RAAC discovery
Surprised we haven't seen more headlines like these: #museums all over the country must be built out of the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) they've discovered propping up the gallery ceilings in #York.
The concrete has a life-span of 30 years and we've been cheerily putting it in just about everything between the 1950s until the mid-90s. :yikes: