Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict

In an exclusive interview with The Art Newspaper, a very well-informed anonymous source tells us how museums are protecting their collections as militants sweep the country

Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict

The work draws attention to the desertification of agricultural land in Palestinian territory

Respect for religious sites and religions—not military might—is the only way forward, he says

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

Eyewitnesses say Eritrean military stormed an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, killing hundreds

Turkish-born Ahmet Ogut says the Yarat Contemporary Art Space refused to take down the exhibition banner with his name appearing next to the Azerbaijani flag

Unesco accused of turning a blind eye to destruction of heritage sites, as bitter skirmish between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed territory drags on

As the coronavirus crisis stretches on, we look at how artists have captured confinement in recent history and what is being done now

From art restitutions to how museum adapted to wartime constraints, we continue to feel the fallout 75 years after the conflict’s end

On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we look back at how art institutions adapted to wartime constraints, from tours without pictures to child's play

After setbacks related to ISIS's offensive, preservationists in northern Iraq report progress

Staging of a refugee trial asking audience to determine the fate of an asylum seeker poses questions about the 'theatrification' of migration issues

Artist’s works on iconoclasm in Mosul are currently on show at the Imperial War Museum in London

Symposium at the British Museum, part of the Shubbak festival of contemporary Arab culture, will include artists from war-torn Yemen and Syria

The Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, Syria’s Raqqa Museum and Mosul libraries all safeguarded

David Williams-Ellis' sculpture for the British Normandy Memorial will be unveiled today by May and Macron

Part of the 1960s US anti-war movement, artists then had nothing like the impact they have today

With works from the forced liquidation of his gallery by the Nazis still regularly turning up in Germany, two current restitution claims by his heirs could have major ramifications for all those seeking to recover looted art

The Stories Art Gallery champions artists who take a non-political approach in their work to challenge violent stereotypes of Syria

The CPPU consists of a solitary lieutenant-colonel, but he is recruiting

Piers Secunda’s exhibition on destroyed ancient Assyrian objects is part of ongoing attempts to bring peace to a divided region

Van Gogh drawing had been folded in half in 1945 to fit inside a suitcase

Non-profit programme launches in October with show by Venezuelan artist Pepe López in London chapel

Aga Khan Trust for Culture calls for condemnation of destruction to be reinforced by help on the ground

The institution is using funds from a private foundation to restore works scarred by war

Yemen’s cultural heritage is at serious risk as war and famine ravage the country

More than 100,000 Soviet and Eastern European objects find new home in former Armory