How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased
The Palestinian Museum is leading a digital preservation effort to protect cultural heritage sites and artifacts from destruction and looting during the ongoing conflict. This initiative serves as a response to the significant damage verified by UNESCO and the loss of historical sites in Gaza and the West Bank.
“Within a week, Israel bombed two art galleries, seven museums, two main archives in Gaza, and hundreds of archaeological sites,” says Amer Shomali, a prominent visual artist and general director of the Palestinian Museum. “This battle of trying to erase the Palestinian culture and Palestinian memory—it’s not something theoretical.”
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