Latest Cultural preservation News

French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre Dame to help fund preservation work

Oct. 24, 2024 08:25 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — France’s culture minister, Rachida Dati, has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens in December, aiming to raise funds for the preservation of the nation’s religious heritage. The iconic cathedral is set to open its lofty doors again...

Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos

Sep. 17, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style building in classrooms that alumni describe as barracks. They received secondhand textbooks and were paddled for speaking Spanish instead of English in a...