Italian Concession in Tianjin, China (1901–1947)
The least known of Italy's territories was in northern China: the Tianjin concession, 458,000 square metres of Liberty villas on the Hai river, held…
July 2026Cultural Heritage Online
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Italian-Era Architecture in Tirana, Albania
Never formally a colony, Albania holds the rare case of an Italian interwar plan still serving as a capital's heart: the Tirana axis drawn…
July 2026Italian Architecture and Urban Planning in Somalia
The most Italian-built capital of Africa and the least legible today: Mogadishu's 1928 cathedral now in ruins, the Duke of the Abruzzi's SAIS company…
July 2026Songket: Traditional Hand-Woven Textile of Malaysia
Hand-woven silk and cotton interlaced with gold or silver threads, songket is a shimmering brocade textile worn across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei…
July 2026Krama Weaving: Traditional Cambodian Scarf Craft
The krama is a multipurpose Cambodian textile woven in traditional gingham patterns, worn as scarf, headwrap, and child's hammock by all ages—and…
July 2026Lithuanian Cross-Crafting and Sacral Woodcarving
Lithuanian kryždirbiai carve intricate oak-wood crosses that blend Catholic spirituality with national identity, a tradition inscribed as UNESCO…
July 2026Radif of Iranian Music: Classical Persian Repertoire
Radif—a vast oral repertoire of Persian melodies organized into tonal spaces—forms the living foundation of Iranian classical music, preserved…
July 2026Khon Masked Dance Drama: Thai Classical Theatre
Khon is a Thai masked dance drama performed by male dancers in elaborate costumes, accompanied by narrators and the piphat ensemble.
July 2026Ebru: Traditional Turkish Paper Marbling Art
Ebru is the Turkish art of floating pigments on water, combing them into intricate patterns, then transferring each unique design to paper in a…
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