Sentences with phrase «cultural artifacts during»
In 2014, help George Clooney's film The Monuments Men sought to bring attention to the brave Allied soldiers who were sent to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts during the waning days of World War II.
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Certainly, attending attractions such as Doha's Museum of Islamic Art, with its impressive collection of tapestries and other artifacts from throughout the Middle East and beyond, and the Msheireb Museums, chronicling the people and industries that laid the foundation for modern Qatar, illustrated that, yes, those looking for some cultural insight during their visit won't come up short.
During this same month, Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz threatened to withdraw their art works on loan to several German museums in protest of a proposed new German law that would result in stronger oversight over imported cultural artifacts and tighten export restrictions for cultural assets that are more than fifty years old or valued at more than $ 162,000.
Her work also prompted reflection on historical episodes of book burning and censorship, devastation wrought during the Holocaust, and the present - day destruction of cultural artifacts amid Middle East conflicts.
Roth returned to painting in 2006 after an almost ten - year hiatus during which his practice consisted of collecting and archiving cultural artifacts such as commercial paint color charts, blank legal forms, targets and women's compact mirrors.