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Strikes Damage UNESCO Sites in Israel and Iran, Cologne Cathedral to Charge Tourists Entry: Morning Links for March 6, 2026

ARTnews.com·@GeorgeNelson·2 months ago
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*To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our *Breakfast with ARTnews* newsletter*. **The Headlines** **HERITAGE STRIKES**. Amid the escalating Middle East war, **UNESCO World Heritage** buildings in Tel Aviv’s White City district have been damaged by Iranian missile strikes, which killed one woman and injured many, reports the *Art Newspaper*. The buildings were built between 1935 and 1937 as part of an urban plan in the Bauhaus architectural style. Israel’s 1934-built Habima National Theater was also struck, while other arts institutions have closed and placed artworks in bomb shelters. This includes the **Islamic Museum of Art** in Jerusalem, which houses a rare collection of 11th-12th-century Persian silverware, originally found in a pot in a cave in western Iran. Earlier this week, Tehran’s **Golestan Palace**, a UNESCO-listed site, was also reportedly damaged by bombings from the US and Israel.…

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