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Culture: Building resilient communities

Research report: the Edinburgh International Culture Summit report.

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'A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive'

Paul Smith, the British Council’s Country Director in Afghanistan when its offices were attacked by the Taliban, gives a personal view of why cultural protection is so vital for humanity.

In harm’s way

A brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection.

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Asking the questions Google can’t answer

Alistair MacDonald reports on the highlights of the 3rd biennial International Culture Summit – including the UK Government’s promise to ratify the Hague Convention on cultural protection.

Photograph of hole where the Bamiyan Buddha used to be

Heritage – shaping future societies

As British Council launches its Cultural Protection Fund to protect cultural heritage at threat from destruction, Stephen Stenning explains why it matters so much to preserve heritage.