Saint Porphyrius, a sanctuary for both Christians and Muslims and believed to be the world's third oldest church, was bombed on Thursday with at least 18 Christian Palestinians reportedly killed
A new documentary chronicling Nyoman Nuarta’s 28-year struggle to build the world’s fifth-tallest statue also doubles as a portrait of contemporary Indonesia
The historic property in Ottawa needs more than $27m worth of repairs, but creating a brand new residence could cost more
The Audain Prize, given annually to an artist based in British Columbia, comes with a C$100,000 cash prize
The ancient site of Tell es-Sultan in Jericho is one of many archaeological sites in the region whose status has been mired in political and territorial disputes
The celebratory event marked a major milestone in a process begun in 2004; the new building is expected to be complete in 2028
Affected sites include the Tinmel mosque in the High Atlas Mountains, which is feared to have been almost completely destroyed
The work and life partners converted a former furniture showroom into a venue for their complex, large-scale installations
A dig on Vancouver Island has revealed archaeological remnants of a 250-person fishing community
Respini, previously the chief curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, comes to the Vancouver museum as it plans a major building project
The find unearthed by Palestinian archaeology students includes sarcophagi decorated with dolphins and vineyards
Cultural heritage officials are calling for greater protections of historic structures as the Siraji minaret in Basra is torn down for road expansion
Marking the centennial of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the museum’s inaugural exhibition is “the story of the Chinese community’s darkest period in Canada”
While plans for an off-site storage and research building move forward, questions remain about the museum’ aging facilities, its community engagement efforts and who will lead it next
A survey of the 90-year-old activist, artist and documentarian’s tells a parallel story about the shifting relationship between Canada and its First Nations peoples
The painting was one of four Carr works featured in the first Canadian presentation at the Venice Biennale, in 1952
Eight suspects are arrested and more than 1,000 works seized following investigation into forgeries of paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau
The Royal Ontario Museum returned an ornate saddlebag and ceramic pipe to descendants of Poundmaker
A new project dubbed the “Garden of Civilization” is bringing replicas of iconic Iraqi heritage to the courtyard of the museum in Basra
The artefact survived both Nimrud's decimation in 2016 and the fall of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century
Two activists from the group Stop Fracking Around also glued their hands to the gallery wall to protest the construction of a major gas pipeline in northern British Columbia
The coin was minted 70 years before the first documented arrival of non-Viking Europeans to the region
The institution is scheduled to open in summer 2023 inside the oldest building in Vancouver’s Chinatown
The artist and activist, described as the ‘mother of Arabic revolutionary art’ has work in the collections of the British Museum and the Ashmolean
The seven alabaster reliefs document the military conquests of the Neo-Assyrian King Sennacherib
The Himaya project based in Qatar has been working with Interpol to identify artefacts trafficked to London, Paris and Amsterdam
The Audain Prize, awarded to the province of British Columbia’s most distinguished artists, comes with C$100,000 cash
The resignations mark a major escalation of a long-running power struggle between the gallery’s leadership and its landlord, the Harbourfront Centre
Ashoona, who received a special mention for her work in this year's Venice Biennale, continues to draw attention to a previously underrepresented culture
The Byzantine-era gem has been described as "the most beautiful mosaic floor" found in Palestine