Jun 16 Watch 7:29 Will development help or hurt Cuba's iconic architecture? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 8:18 For better or for worse -- what would an end to the embargo mean for Cuba? By PBS News Hour As the relationship between Cuba and America improves, what will a potential end to the embargo mean for the two countries? Reporting from Havana, Jeffrey Brown looks at how closer ties to America could change Cuba, and the Cuban way… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 9:06 How war has robbed Syria of its history By Marcia Biggs There’s a battle being waged for Syria’s history, where four years of war have devastated cultural heritage sites and looting occurs by all sides of the conflict. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports on the flagrant destruction of relics, the big… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 6:13 Destruction of Nepal's temples puts spiritual culture at risk By PBS News Hour Since a massive earthquake struck last month, Nepal has been overwhelmed by the unfolding humanitarian crisis, as well as a culture crisis. Home to a rich heritage of art and architecture, the mountainous, remote country has suffered significant damage to… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:03 How African musician Salif Keita went from social outcast to international superstar By PBS News Hour Salif Keita is known today as the "golden voice" of Africa, but in his youth he was an outcast, unaccepted by his community because he was born with albinism. Turning to music as an outlet, Keita rose to be one… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:18 Bringing Mali's music back from exile By PBS News Hour Mali is a country renowned for its music, but in 2012, the music stopped. That year, separatist rebels and Islamic groups seized two-thirds of the country and banned any expression of art. While French and Malian forces drove the Islamists… Continue watching
Mar 09 Mali's artists fight to save the country's ancient cultural treasures By Molly Knight Raskin The northern part of Mali, in West Africa, has come under attack repeatedly since 2012, when al-Qaida linked militants seized two-thirds of the country. Today, as U.N.-led peace talks progress, Mali’s artists and scholars are joining in the fight for… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 8:00 What Islamic State gains by destroying antiquities in Iraq By PBS News Hour In a violent rampage through a museum in Mosul, Islamic State militants knocked statues to the floor, using sledgehammers and even a jackhammer to reduce ancient artifacts and some replicas -- representing idols that past cultures worshipped -- to rubble. Continue watching
Feb 20 Reporter's Notebook: the difficulty of getting to Timbuktu By Jeffrey Brown For these trips, these stories, we calibrate the details so finely – the days away, the money spent, the interviews to be done, the shots we have to get, the places we have to get to. Take out one thing… Continue reading