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Lead StoryAfghanistan’s Cultural Treasures Return

Written By UN News Posted on Religious

Housed for seven years in the Museum-in-Exile in Switzerland, the collection Afghan cultural artefacts has returned in its place of origin: the National Museum of Afghanistan. But efforts are still needed to return a museum plundered and devastated by war to its ancient glory.

Isolated on the southwestern outskirts of Kabul, in the burned and pockmarked Darulaman Palace, an iconic image of the Soviet occupation and Afghanistan’s brutal civil war, sits the National Museum of Afghanistan. Two stone inscriptions on the gates greet visitors, one in English, the other in Dari: “A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive.”

Walking through the halls of the National Museum, amidst the stretch of empty spaces, there is a palpable sense of excitement. Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, UNESCO has organized and coordinated efforts to transform the...

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Paris, crossroads of arts in paintings

 19th century Paris witnessed, in its studios and neighbourhoods, the birth of many art movements. In the middle of the century many changes appeared; such as industrialisation, capitalism, and the great Haussmannian works that transformed the Parisian landscape.

 
Impressionists appeared...

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Provence: France’s land of the sun

Provence LandscapeNestled between the Alps to the East, the ancient mountains of the Massif Central to the west and the “Great Blue” otherwise known as the Mediterranean sea to the South, Provence has for thousand of years been a haven for many civilizations that enjoyed its mild climate plentiful natural resources and its unique topography that confers its special...

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A Hot Beachfront Vacation Town That Also Has a Secret Love Affair with the Visual Arts

When most people think of a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, they think of a vacation in the tropical sun in a laid back resort city that has 26 miles of beautiful beaches and surf with incredible vistas of her dramatic coastline. The port, laying on the same longitude as the Hawaii, is situated along the Pacific west coast of Mexico, on the Bay of Banderas, Mexico's...

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Historic Art in Boston Hotels

Boston is a swathed in world class art museums; namely the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art. But, these museums are not the only harbingers of art, several of the city’s hotels boast historic art.

The Marriott Long Wharf Hotel overlooking Boston harbor is the...

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The Pleasures of London’s Hampstead

Perhaps you are thinking of visiting London?  Perhaps you have been many times before, for London is full of treasures and pleasures that would take a lifetime to discover. But, yes, it is expensive and, yes, it is almost overwhelmingly large and busy. Yet its transportation system is vast and efficient and once you get your bearings you can easily cover a great deal of...

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Hydra- Greece’s most painted island

Hydra, one of the most spectacular and now better-known Saronic Islands, has had a rather illustrious and illustrated past. It takes about 1½ hour by boat to reach Hydra from Pireas, Athens’ port, or one can take one of the many day cruises, so popular at the moment, that stop at Aegina, Poros and Hydra....

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