Culture / SOURCE REPORTMuseums hold objects that were acquired during periods when export rules were weak and colonial administrations moved material with little documentation. Claims for their return have grown, and institutions are responding in different ways. The debate is changing what museums understand their purpose to be. Return is not only about ownership. It raises questions about […]
Culture / SOURCE REPORTTwenty years ago, painting a wall without permission was treated as damage. Today, many cities commission murals, fund festivals and use street art to attract visitors. The shift from vandalism to policy is a useful case study in how cultural value is assigned, and in what happens when the state embraces something that began by […]
Culture / SOURCE REPORTAsk someone what a library is for and they will probably say books. Visit one, and you will find something broader: internet access, help with official forms, a warm place to sit, children’s activities, language classes, and a desk where someone explains a letter from the government. Public libraries have quietly become one of the […]
Culture / SOURCE REPORTUNESCO's convention on cultural diversity supports policy in digital environments. Reach is not fairness — concentration, discoverability, remuneration and language matter.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTCreative-economy growth figures can coexist with insecure work, unequal access and opaque contracts. Fairness requires data that GDP totals do not provide.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTUNESCO's framework on illicit trafficking supports prevention. For museums, the harder work is provenance: what can be known, what cannot, and how to act on the gap.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTUNESCO frames media and information literacy as competencies for participation, not just a classroom subject. Platform design, speed and civic life shape those skills.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTWorld Heritage status brings international attention. Whether protection serves residents depends on access, tourism revenue sharing, housing and who has a voice.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTUNESCO's Decade of Indigenous Languages links language to education, media and rights. Vitality depends on daily use — in homes, schools, public life and digital spaces.
Culture / SOURCE REPORTUNESCO's 2003 convention places communities at the centre of safeguarding living heritage. Recognition brings attention — and raises hard questions about consent and commercialisation.