President Biden met two survivors on a visit to Israel’s official Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Tag: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
Grenfell Tower Still Stands. So Do Questions About What to Do With It.
Five years ago a fast-moving blaze in the London high-rise left 72 people dead and the building a shell. Some want to see it torn down, but others feel it should remain.
The Museum Was Built So No One Would Forget. Now It’s Falling Apart.
Organizers at the Monument of Heroes in the Philippines are racing to preserve documents related to the Marcos regime before the dictator’s son takes office.
On the Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, Victims Remembered
In Taiwan and elsewhere, people met on Saturday to remember those killed in China in 1989 — and the freedoms lost in Hong Kong, where such vigils are now unthinkable.
Ukraine Tells Story of War in Museum Show
The exhibition, called “Crucified Ukraine,” is one of several ways that the country’s government is highlighting the devastation that its people have endured.
Ireland’s Last ‘Magdalene Laundry’ Will Become a Memorial
A compound in Dublin where unmarried mothers and other unwanted women were incarcerated to work in abject conditions had been earmarked as a site for a budget hotel.
Jewish Groups Condemn Strike Near Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial
It was not clear what damage was done to the memorial but it is close to a radio and television tower in Kyiv that was hit by a projectile.
Italy Proposal to Add Female Statue to Square of Men Stirs Debate
In Padua, Italy, a proposal to include a female philosopher in a monument whose 78 sculptures are all men has spurred debate.
Tunisians Recall Revolution Reluctantly, if at All: ‘It Just Faded Away’
When a monument to those killed in the 2011 uprising was recently damaged, few took notice or even cared in a town, and country, where there is now more regret than a wish to remember.
Mexico City Replaces a Statue of Columbus With One of an Indigenous Woman
The replacement of a figure seen as a monument to colonialism touched a nerve as the country debates how it is shaped by race and sex.