Logging in the ancient Białowieża forest—despite World Heritage status
The World Heritage Committee annually compiles a list of World Heritage Sites in Danger from either human or natural action. But this...
“Strongly rooted in the earth”
A new Archeopark museum in Pavlov, Southern Moravia now houses extensive finds, including a burial ground, from the Paleolithic era. The...
“Vampire graves” in Poland
Were they buried in such peculiar fashion because they were thought to be vampires? If so, the “vampires’ appeared to be relatively...
Primeval forest in danger
The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border of Poland and Belarus, is threatened by the expansion of logging activities that...
“Power and Architecture” in Eastern Europe
A new exhibit in London explores the post-Soviet architecture Eastern Europe, including Poland’s numerous post-World War II hand-built...