The Uffizi Cyberattack: a Warning for Heritage Institutions, but not a simple story 
March 2026 War Damage: Drone Strikes Devastate Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Lebanon 
Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy) 
Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected 
Glasgow Central Blaze: B‑Listed Heritage Dome Collapse and Suspected Lithium‑Ion Cell Involvement 
Glasgow Central Blaze: B‑Listed Heritage Dome Collapse and Suspected Lithium‑Ion Cell Involvement
On March 8, 2026, a major fire on Union Street, beside Glasgow Central Station, has severely damaged and partly collapsed...
Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2026 List
FireRiskHeritage.net acknowledges that this list may not be fully representative of all fires affecting historic and cultural buildings worldwide. Media...
Fire Safety in Cultural Heritage Buildings: Beyond Compliance, Toward Protection
Fire is arguably the greatest single threat facing cultural heritage. From the catastrophic 2018 fire at the National Museum of...
Fire at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Velodrome (Brazil)
A fire broke out at the Olympic Velodrome in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park on April 8th, 2026 morning, damaging...
The Uffizi Cyberattack: a Warning for Heritage Institutions, but not a simple story
On 2026, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, became the focus of a cyberattack story that quickly moved beyond technical disruption...
Mitigating Water Damages to Cultural Heritage: Strategies and Firefighting Solutions
Water remains the most pervasive threat to cultural heritage, as outlined in our previous analysis "Water: the Most Common Enemy...
When Historic Spaces Become Event Venues: The Fire Risk Hidden Behind Special Occasions
From the Braidense controversy to Turin’s lesson, why dinners, catering, and temporary setups can turn a heritage interior into a...
The Cappella della Sindone Fire in Turin: When Restoration, Temporary Uses, and Fire Load Turn a Masterpiece into a Catastroph
The 1997 Turin fire shows how fragile heritage buildings become when temporary installations, electrical uncertainty, and delayed detection meet a...
March 2026 War Damage: Drone Strikes Devastate Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Lebanon
Two flashpoints are erasing humanity’s memory: Ukraine and Middle East. On March 24, Russian drones hit Lviv’s 16th Century Bernardine...
Why Cultural Heritage is Still Missing from Too Many Civil Protection Plans
Emergency and civil protection planning is undergoing a significant transformation. Public authorities and response agencies are increasingly supported by digital...
Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy)
On 17 March 2026 a fire broke out on the roof of the Serbia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s Giardini...
Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected
According to a statement released by Iran's Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts on 14 March 2026, at least...
Buffer Zones: War vs. Wildland Fire Protection
The UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace sustained damage from airstrikes, which shattered precious mirrors. This occurred despite the target of the attacks...
Fire Protection for Heritage Buildings in Hot-Humid Contexts: The Guangzhou Paradigm
TL;DR: Fire Protection Strategies for Guangzhou’s Historic Core Guangzhou’s dense historic districts—over 3,000 assets like qilou arcades and Xiguan mansions—face...
Strikes Damage UNESCO Golestan Palace: Shockwave Impacts on Tehran’s Historic Jewel
The Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013, suffered significant damage from shockwaves and debris caused...
Hidden Fires: The Unseen Cultural Heritage Losses in Latin America, Asia & Africa
Latin America, Asia, and Africa together hold over 60% of UNESCO World Heritage sites, yet fire damage reports from these...
King’s Hall Methodist Church Fire – London (UK)
On February 22, 2026, the King’s Hall Methodist Church, a Grade II-listed historic building constructed in 1916 by the renowned...
Historic Saint-Paul Church Fire, Montreal (Canada): Total Loss
Early Monday 23 February 2026, ~1:40am, a fire engulfed the former Saint-Paul Church (Sud-Ouest borough, Montreal). The historic church, converted...
Germany’s KulturGutRetter: Pioneering the First UCPM Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU)
Summary Germany’s KulturGutRetter pioneers the first UCPM Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU)—a self-sufficient team for rapid protection of cultural assets...
Fire at the Former Odeon Cinema in Canterbury (UK)
On the afternoon of 14 February 2026, a major fire broke out at the former Odeon cinema on St George’s...
Sannazaro Historic Theater Fire – Naples, Italy
On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a fire broke out at approximately 6:00-6:30 AM at the historic Teatro Sannazaro located in...
EU Funding for Cultural Heritage Safety Research: A Strategic Overview (2021–2026)
How European investment in fire risk, multi-hazard resilience, and emergency coordination is shaping heritage protection—and why it's still not enough....