Israel
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Tel Aviv Museum of Art partially closes in support of Israel's 'day of paralysis'
Israel's oldest art museum joins nationwide protests against government's contentious new laws, in what arts philanthropist Batia Ofer describes as a "fight for our democracy"
Experts fear for preservation of 'spectacular' mosaic unearthed by farmers in Gaza refugee camp
The Byzantine-era gem has been described as "the most beautiful mosaic floor" found in Palestine
Decision to ban pro-Palestine films engulfs Documenta 15 exhibition in another censorship row
Members of the finding committee—including Tate Modern director, Frances Morris—condemn the advisory group’s decision to pull the works
A 2,000-year-old Israeli coin minted during the ‘great Jewish revolt’ repatriated by US authorities
The coin, a Quarter Shekel valued at $1m, was looted in from Israel in 2002 and had been headed for auction before being recovered by US Homeland Security agents in 2017
Cameras illicitly planted in Palestinian olive grove will broadcast life from the occupied West Bank to museums worldwide
The initiative from new activist group headed by Jewish South African artist Adam Broomberg and Palestinian activist Issa Amro aims to reveal the realities of the Palestinian struggle in the ancient city of Hebron
New interactive encyclopaedia traces history of Palestinian art and culture
Digital project from the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut explores how the Palestinian people have used art to express their social and political history
Zip line planned for Ancient Jerusalem draws criticism from heritage officials and threatens to spark regional tension
A controversial Israeli development plan will also install a cable car to the city's Western Wall, a Jewish holy site
Museum ethics organisation criticises ‘forced resignation’ of Manchester gallery director
Cimam is demanding "greater clarity" over the reasons for Alistair Hudson’s proposed removal
Oscar Murillo among slew of artists to pull out of Manchester show in protest at treatment of reportedly ousted director
More than 20 artists have withdrawn from British Art Show 9 in support of "political freedom, and artistic expression in cultural institutions and universities across the UK"
Manchester gallery director forced out over Palestine statement in exhibition
Alistair Hudson, head of the Whitworth, leaves over text in Forensic Architecture's show last year
Jewish icons or anti-Semitic memorabilia? The growing market for Nazi-era artefacts—and the Israeli collectors buying them
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we spoke with Eyal Ilya, owner of Pentagon Auction House in Israel, about the trend for Second World War artefacts
Whitworth Gallery in Manchester U-turns on decision to remove pro-Palestine statement after Forensic Architecture threaten to pull work
Exhibition addressing the use of tear gas in Palestine adjusted to “give voice to different perspectives” following intervention by Israeli legal groups
Manchester gallery accused of provoking racial discord over exhibition on environmental effects of Israel-Palestine conflict
Cloud Studies by Forensic Architecture on show at the Whitworth Gallery has been criticised by the UK Lawyers for Israel
'In solidarity with the Palestinian people', photographers withdraw their works from Prix Pictet show in Israel
Prize-nominated artists Shahidul Alam and Gideon Mendel will not show their works at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv
Artist Khaled Jarrar is selling handfuls of soil from Palestinian farmland—and has turned them into NFTs
The work draws attention to the desertification of agricultural land in Palestinian territory
Prominent Israeli rabbi: 'al-Aqsa mosque is the heart of the deadly hostilities—nobody really gets it'
Respect for religious sites and religions—not military might—is the only way forward, he says
Palestinian artist films police crackdown in Israeli city of Haifa
Calls are growing for the boycott of Israeli cultural institutions as protests erupt over Israeli attacks on Gaza and the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah
Ancient ABCs: The alphabet’s ‘missing link’ discovered in Israel
Ink writing found on pottery sherds suggests the system spread into the Levant earlier than originally thought
Sotheby's sale of Israeli museum artefacts delayed after government pressure
Criticism in Israel reached an apex when President Rivlin called for the state to prevent the London auctions
Sale of more than 250 works from Jerusalem's Islamic art museum raises ethical questions
Israeli museum professionals fear deaccessioning auction could set a dangerous precedent
Embroiled in Palestine row, artist Zineb Sedira says she will not stand down as France’s representative at 2021 Venice Biennale
Pro-Israel arts group protested to French culture ministry about her appointment
How a Nazi-looted painting entered an Israeli museum
Tel Aviv Museum of Art reveals surprising provenance of 19th-century work by Jozef Israëls, which will be restituted to Jewish owner’s heirs in October
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox splinter parties threatens the future of Israeli excavation
The state of archaeology in Israel today suggests there are bones of contention
Cultural divisions deepen in Jerusalem amid Israeli election campaign
Christian institutions are calling attention to their marginalisation in wake of Israel’s focus on Jewish-centric policies
Hundreds of Christians protest against McJesus sculpture at Haifa Museum of Art in Israel
Finnish artist Jani Leinonen has asked museum to remove the work—with no response
Israeli minister seeks budgetary power to control historical narrative
Miri Regev approves of excavations that tell Jewish stories, but not of institutions offering Palestinian perspectives
Jerusalem museum director blasts Israel’s nation-state law
Head of Museum for Islamic Art says many in the art world are afraid to speak out
Israel shuts down exhibition of Israeli flags in Jerusalem
Justice Ministry spokesman says show was shut down for "security reasons"
New cultural hub set to open in West Bank amid political tension
Omar Al-Qattan, chair of the A.M. Qattan Foundation, explains the many challenges of building an arts space under occupation
Palestinian stories reconstructed through films, photographs and artefacts confiscated by Israel
An Israeli art historian has spent 20 years trawling the country’s archives for Palestinian cultural property