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Incident sparks national debate about security; government and city take opposing stance
The architect has described the Italian Prime Minister as a xenophobe who “hates foreigners” and compares his government to the Fascist regime
They represent good and bad aspects of Iraq’s modern history and cannot simply be obliterated
Former rock star would be Minister for Arts and Environment
The news comes as unexpected due to suppression of religion freedom in the nation
The unwelcome truth
Does the trustee system need to be reevaluated?
Ghaleb Majadle has been a member of Israel’s Knesset since 2004.
The Italian government is giving financial assistance in the 2,000 year-old site's repair, after it was badly affected by an earthquake
With the Danish Arts Council's blessing, Thomas Altheimer and Nielsen will travel to the Middle East this autumn
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
The money will restore the French museum's 18th-century decorative art galleries and the collaboration seeks to improve US-French relations in the wake of the Iraq War
Due to a policy not to allow political events, the Tate declined to host Tony Blair's shindig
“This is the only time in Iran that a cultural manager has been supported by artists like this”, he tells The Art Newspaper
Whilst the motivation behind his departure is unexplained, his career, driven by his reformist values, has left its mark on Iranian culture
Two heads are better than one, as the question of how best to preserve historic ruins is yet to receive a definitive answer
The costs of bringing "Iranian splendour" overseas will be covered by the Japanese royal family
In an article Bahrani wrote for the Guardian, she stated “[We have seen the] active destruction of the archaeological and historical record of the land”
The US-Iraqi academic has turned her attention to addressing the unauthorised excavation of archaeological sites
If an item is not immediately handed over to a “constable”, its owner could be receiving a prison sentence, even if he has legal title to the object
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago's decision to restitute a set of 300 ancient clays tablets to Iran is proof of strengthening ties
By expressing their wish to join an international cultural task force, Iran acknowledges the mutual cultural history that ties the two countries
President Aznar of Spain stated that cultural protectionism was “the refuge of a country whose culture is in decline”
The exhibition could raise money to repair the ransacked National Museum of Iraq
There on an official visit to gauge the level of damage done by looting, Pietro Cordone came out of the incident unscathed, although his interpreter was killed
Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum
Unesco sends out conflicting press releases
The Art Newspaper speaks to the museum's director Sami Azar about how a more progressive government brought about Iran's increasing acceptance of Western ideas
Mount of contention