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Pages from the Rubble AFP / France 24.“ Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war.” 24 February 2026. https:// www. france24. com / en / live-news / 20260224-gazans-salvageancient-books-in-mosque-library-damagedby-war Al-Monitor.“ Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war.” February 2026. https:// www. al-monitor. com / originals / 2026 / 02 / gazans-salvage-ancientbooks-mosque-library-damaged-war The Arab Weekly.“ Gaza volunteers race to salvage ancient books in warravaged library.” February 2026. https:// thearabweekly. com / gaza-volunteers-racesalvage-ancient-books-war-ravaged-library TRT World.“ Gaza volunteers salvage priceless manuscripts from war-damaged Great Omari Mosque.” February 2026. https:// www. trtworld. com / article / ecd9fce6e354 UNESCO. Verified damage to heritage sites in Gaza. January 2026. UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Report on attacks on cultural and religious sites. June 2025.
One Bad Week Can Set Off a Chain Reaction ASHRAE Chapter 23: Museums, Galleries, Archives and Libraries ICOM-CC guidelines on preventive conservation in tropical and arid climates Conserv. io environmental monitoring resources Galleria Borghese, Rome— climate control failure and panel painting damage. Further reading: conservation literature on wood panel response to thermal stress. National Museum of Denmark— mold outbreak affecting collection storage areas. Williams, B.( 2016). Mold in Museum Collections: Risk Management Strategies. Further reading: Scandinavian Museum conservation reports on humidity management. KODE Art Museums, Bergen, Norway— construction dust infiltration affecting collection objects. Further reading: KODE conservation reports and Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research( NIKU) publications. Petra, Jordan— salt weathering as primary driver of material loss. Further reading: research published in Studies in Conservation and reports by the World Monuments Fund on Petra conservation. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston— UV and environmental exposure affecting works in the collection. Further reading: Gardner Museum conservation reports and studies on light-induced deterioration.
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