Category Archives: Society

Tottori Prefectural Government, Japan

Tottori is located at the western edge of Japan’s main island of Honshu, in the northeast area of the Chugoku region. It is a fairly long and narrow prefecture. To the north is the Sea of Japan, with the Tottori Sand Dune and lovely beaches dotted with pine trees. In…

Tottori Prefectural Government, Japan

TIRAZ widad kawar home for arab dress, Amman, Jordan

TIRAZ is the home of the Widad Kamel Kawar dress collection, the most complete collections of both Palestinian and Jordanian dress. It is also home to the largest collection of Syrian dress outside of the country. The museum showcases Arab costumes from the 19th and 20th centuries, with a total…

TIRAZ widad kawar home for arab dress, Amman, Jordan

TextilTechnikum, Mönchengladbach, Germany

Mönchengladbach is one of the most important textile sites in Germany. For this reason, the city has spent many years bringing together looms, spinning machines, and other equipment from old factories, resulting in an internationally unique collection of textile technology. Its main focus is weaving, and the collection ranges from…

TextilTechnikum, Mönchengladbach, Germany

Textilmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland

The Textile Museum of St. Gallen is one of the most important textile collections in Switzerland. Since the foundation of the museum in 1878, the collection has grown to more than 40,000 properties. In addition to machine embroidery, the company has extensive collections of hand embroidery, lace, fabric patterns, printing…

Textilmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland

Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom

Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain’s national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group (together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Online). It is based in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside…

Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom

Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk, Malta

Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta, The site takes its name from the nearby Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Maltese: Knisja tal-Madonna tas-Silġ). close to the city of Żejtun. T Tas-Silġ is a multi-period sanctuary site covering all eras from Neolithic to the fourth century…

Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk, Malta

Ta’ Hagrat Temples, L-Imgarr, Malta

The Ta’ Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the most ancient religious sites on Earth. The larger Ta’ Ħaġrat temple dates from the Ġgantija phase (3600–3200 BCE); the smaller is dated to the Saflieni…

Ta’ Hagrat Temples, L-Imgarr, Malta

Historical Palazzi in Siena, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO

Over the centuries, Siena has had a rich tradition. This itinerary retraces the architectural results achieved in various eras – from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth century – by numerous families of Siena who have played leading roles in its social, economic and cultural development and thereby contributed to…

Historical Palazzi in Siena, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO

The Royal Trail, Walled City of Lahore Authority

Royal Trail (Shahi Guzargah) is a heritage trail that leads from Delhi Gate to the Lahore Fort. The Walled City of Lahore, is the section of Lahore, Punjab, in Pakistan, that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era. It is located in the northwestern part of the…

The Royal Trail, Walled City of Lahore Authority

EUR Rationalist in Rome, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO

EUR (Esposizione Universale Romana) was designed as a modern, innovative district featuring spectacular perspectives and majestic metaphysical architecture in preparation for the 1942 world’s fair in Rome. The new urban development, a focal point for propaganda combining culture, economics and politics, was located in an area served by the new…

EUR Rationalist in Rome, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO

USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States

USC Fisher Museum of Art, formerly USC Fisher Gallery, which is affiliated with the University of Southern California, is the first art museum established in the city of Los Angeles. USC Fisher Museum of Art opened as an art museum and remains solely dedicated to the exhibition and collection of…

USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States

University of Winnipeg Archives, Canada

The University of Winnipeg Archives preserves and provides access to the records of the University of Winnipeg, as well as aspects of Manitoba history relevant to research at the University of Winnipeg, including social justice and human rights. The University Archives was established by resolution of the Board of Regents,…

University of Winnipeg Archives, Canada

University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries, United States

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Libraries system has two branches on campus, both located in Greensboro, NC. These include the Walter Clinton Jackson Library and the Harold Schiffman Music Library. Affiliated campus libraries include the Teaching Resource Center and SELF Design Studio in the School of Education,…

University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries, United States

University College Dublin Archives, Dublin, Ireland

University College Dublin Archives curates the university’s archives; private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony. The School of History (Scoil na Staire) at University College Dublin is one of the major centres in Ireland for the study of history. The School…

University College Dublin Archives, Dublin, Ireland

University Art Galleries, University of California, Irvine, United States

The University Art Galleries are committed to promoting an inter-generational dialogue between 60s/70s neo-avant-garde art and contemporary visual culture. Accordingly, our curatorial mission is to keep an eye on our modernist past while promoting the most innovative aesthetic and political debates of our post-modern present. From this vantage, the projects…

University Art Galleries, University of California, Irvine, United States

HiSoUR – Hi So You Are

Hisour – History+Tour. Virtual Tour, Artwork Exhibition, Discovery History, Global Cultural Online.