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Luanda Magere goes digital: Saving a nation’s cultural heritage

Sports and Culture CS, Amina Mohammed, presiding over the activation of Kenya's Google Arts and Culture webpage that unveiled National Museum of Kenya to the World. [Source, NMK]

When Putin’s war began in Ukraine, the war-torn country rushed to protect her historical artefacts, their cultural heritage. This was despite fearing for their lives from the hail of Russian missiles raining down in the country.

The ones that could be moved, such as some statues and paintings, were moved to safe locations underground, while the immovable ones were wrapped in protective material such as fireproof sheets.

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