Iraq
Two artists and an soldier are taking the war in Iraq to the American people
A British conceptual artist, an Iraqi artist, and a US soldier who served in Iraq travelled from New York to Los Angeles with the remains of a car destroyed in a Baghdad bomb attack in tow
Interview with Jeremy Deller on tackling the troubled legacy of Iraq War
Turner prize-winner to take the controversial show on a three-week tour of the US in late March
Body of international experts head to Babylon to determine extent of damage inflicted by US army
Minister wants to reopen Baghdad Museum despite risks
Ex-head of Iraq's board of antiquities estimates 10 years of restoration for Babylon
The integrity of the historic site did not factor into US strategy, proven by the construction of an adjacent military base
British Army to help Iraq turn Saddam Hussein’s Lakeside Palace into a museum
British Museum also offers to assist Iraqis to present antiquities
Two books survey the deterioration of Iraq's cultural heritage fives years after war took hold
Sorry tales of devastation and waste, with little hope on the horizon
Iraq war thwarts loans to Louvre for “Babylon” show
Negotiations have lasted five years only to fall through due to security issues
Why the US military's proposal to dispose of Saddam Hussein’s Victory Monument is misguided
They represent good and bad aspects of Iraq’s modern history and cannot simply be obliterated
5 years after the Baghdad Museum's looting, a little optimism is finally appropriate: Interview with the British Museum's John Curtis
The situation at the Baghdad Museum remains bleak but thieves are less of a problem at archaeological sites
The Iraq war in watercolour: Interview with Steve Mumford
The artist has visited Iraq five times, and has no qualms about placing himself in the line of fire to document the conflict
International backing secured for the recuperation of Babylon after disturbances by US military bases
The World Monuments Fund will educate Iraqi experts tasked with keeping the ruins in good condition
Samarra mosque at risk from new police barracks
There are fears that the new station will be a target for insurgents; Unesco powerless to protect the World Heritage site
Careful arrangements are being made for scholars cataloguing cuneiform tablets at SOAS following dispute at UCL
Some of these tablets originate from Iraq
UCL damned over handling of looted Aramaic antiquities
A report which concluded that ancient bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector “must have been illegally excavated in Iraq” has not been made public
An international mission had found no evidence of recent looting at eight sites in south Iraq; some archaeologists were far from pleased
The unwelcome truth
Iraqi Prime Minister pushes for Samarra rebuild after mosque loses final minarets in second attack
At least 18 shrines have been attacked since last February, says antiquities head
Incantation bowls returned to collector after being subject of a recent independent inquiry
The objects have been on loan to UCL since 1995
Norwegian collector to sue British university for return of his antiquities
But scholars say they are likely to have been looted from Iraq
US army collection: Looking at the art of the Iraq war
A collection of paintings is stored in a basement in Washington, DC. The artists are serving—or have served—in the US Army
News from the US: Bush and Blair go under the (sledge) hammer, the Whitney suffers loan woes, and Rakowitz can't get a date
Tate’s US patrons applaud the destruction of cake effigies, while MoMA makes life difficult
Statue of King Entemena looted from Baghdad's National Museum recovered in New York
Following its disappearance in 2003 and an international sting, the Sumerian statue was retrieved
Minaret of Ana likely the "obelisk" said to have been lost in Iraq bombings
Professor Alistair Northedge asserts that the minaret is the only structure that fits a description provided by US marines
Iraq was turned into the world centre for the destruction and looting of some of humanity’s most ancient symbols of civilisation
And so it came to pass that not a single world renowned site or treasured museum was protected
Iran takes first step in reconstruction of Samarra mosque, a casualty of sectarian reprisals in Iraq
The shrine's restoration, which will be paid for by private sector investment, has been the subject of a deal brokered between ICHTO and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture
Invasive US security measures place Samarra’s heritage at risk
A giant embankment built around the city has reduced attacks on US troops, but may have compromised important sites
Studying unprovenanced antiquities: The question of Schøyen's incantation bowls
University College London has set up an inquiry to examine the origin of “looted” bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector
Samarra mosque's spiral minaret targeted by bombers
Insurgents allegedly staged the attack to prevent US troops using the tower as a vantage point
US snipers co-opt Samarra mosque’s spiral minaret
The US military says “military necessity” takes precedence over the safeguarding of this Islamic landmark
The destruction of culture in Iraq has been enormous; now conservation must be a priority
We can help by providing training in site management techniques, in museology and in conservation