various, edited by Issabella OrlandoFeb 6, 202014 minSources + Origins, continued...Contemplating where we come from and how that makes us who we are is a lengthy process; all the words and pages are sometimes not enough....
Issabella OrlandoJan 14, 20203 minHazards to Heritage are Hazards to Human MoralePhoto of a ceiling in Hasht Behesht, Isfahan, Iran by Diego Delso (via WikiCommons) When a certain Twitter-savvy president took to the...
Issabella OrlandoOct 15, 20193 minBodies in Boxes: Should Human Remains Be Displayed in Museums?Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Mummified hand from the Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon When I visited the Pompeii exhibition during its...
Issabella OrlandoNov 25, 20185 minConcrete Decisions: Should Historical Monuments Be Reconstructed?The reconstruction of historical sites is such a regularly occurring practice that we seldom blink when they are scaffolded and taped off...