Culture & IdeasThe 2020s

Culture & Ideas in the 2020s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged culture and ideas — art, language, science and learning, narrowed to the 2020s — 4 of them, drawn from 4 nations, running from 2021 to 2026. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
4
Nations
4
Earliest
2021
Latest
2026
Africa
2
Asia
2

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. — Africa:

    Benin

    France returns the Abomey treasures

    France formally returned 26 royal artworks looted from the palaces of Abomey during the 1892 conquest, a landmark act of cultural restitution to be displayed in Benin.

    Era: The National Conference and modern Benin

    Sources: France formally returns looted Benin artworks at Élysée ceremony · France 24, 129-Year Journey Nears End as France Returns Benin Treasures · Voice of America

  2. — Asia:

    United Arab Emirates

    The Hope probe reaches Mars

    The UAE's Hope spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, making the country the first Arab nation and the fifth worldwide to reach the planet.

    Era: Oil Wealth and the Global Federation

    Sources: History · The Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. — Asia:

    Qatar

    Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup

    Qatar staged the FIFA World Cup, the first in an Arab and Muslim country, after a decade of major infrastructure investment, drawing both global celebration and scrutiny.

    Era: Qatar Under Tamim: Blockade and World Stage

    Sources: 2022 FIFA World Cup · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. — Africa:

    Comoros

    The medinas of the sultanates inscribed

    The Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the Comoros become the archipelago's first World Heritage site — the stone towns of the pre-colonial sultanates recognised on criteria (iii) and (iv).

    Era: The Union and the Mayotte Question

    Sources: The Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the Comoros (World Heritage List) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre