Chicago Tribune (February 25)
Devastating fires at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the National Museum of Brazil offer “yet another reminder of the fragility of humankind’s greatest creations and the stark reality that centuries of culture and history can be wiped out in minutes.” The tragic events signal “a need to redouble our efforts toward greater digital preservation of our most important cultural resources.”
Tags: Brazil, Culture, Devastating, Digital preservation, Fires, Fragility, History, Humankind, National Museum, Notre Dame, Paris, Tragic
Wall Street Journal (April 16)
“The full extent of the destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, surely the most beloved of all Gothic buildings, will not be known for some time, but for world culture it is a catastrophe.”
Tags: Beloved, Culture, Destruction, Gothic, Notre Dame, Paris
