War & Conflict
War provenance art: a growing source of supply in the market
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
UK considers how to protect its heritage in the event of war
Thousands of important sites could be marked with metal plaques
Ukraine returns Koenigs’ drawings
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs
Iraq's Ministry of Culture takes reins from Coalition Provisional Authority as Zainab Bahrani is elected as senior consultant
The US-Iraqi academic has turned her attention to addressing the unauthorised excavation of archaeological sites
Sudden and draconian consequences of the Iraq war imposed by the United Nations to ensure objects illegally removed during the war are returned
If a person in the UK who has a cultural item of Iraqi origin in his possession does not immediately hand that item over to a “constable”, he may now be guilty of a criminal offence and liable to imprisonment, even if he has legal title to the object
The US finally unveils its Second World War memorial
It has taken almost 60 years to commemorate the 400,000 American soldiers who died in the conflict
Mesopotamian art from University of Pennsylvania continues US tour
Highlights from the university's museum on show in 'Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur'
Military personnel unearth secret hoard of Jewish manuscripts belonging to Saddam Hussein in search for weapons of mass destruction
Found in the headquarters of Saddam’s secret police force in Baghdad, the cache has been transferred to Washington for conservation
Official recognition for Prado director sacked for signing petition against 1991 war in Iraq
"I served with all my might", said Alfonso Perez Sanchez
British Museum buys Iraq “most wanted” cards
The cards were issued to US troops in Iraq to help them identify the enemy
Eric Ravilious' imagined realities at the Imperial War Museum
London hosts the largest ever exhibition of this artist's work
Dutch overseeing southern Iraqi province of al-Muthanna help Bedouin family guard the Sumerian site
The Americans did not list protection of Uruk as necessary when they handed over administration to the Netherlands
Nancy Spero's War series on display at Galerie Lelong
The artistic equivalent of standing in front of a tank
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem re-opens to non-Muslims
The most revered and disputed holy site in Israel has re-opened to non-Muslims after three years.
Former US president Bill Clinton opens memorial to massacred Muslims in Bosnia
The monument is dedicated to the thousands killed in Srebrenica when the city fell to Bosnian Serbs in July 1995
American troop opens fire on senior cultural adviser to Coalition Provisional Authority touring Iraq's archaeological sites
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
The Springfield Museum sues Knoedler over spoliated Bassano
Knoedler's poor provenance research led to the return of a $3 million painting to Italy
Santiago Calatrava joins Daniel Libeskind on World Trade Center project
British artists Andy Goldsworthy and Anish Kapoor are to design memorials
Weapons of mass dissemination: The propaganda of war on show at the Wolfsonian
Florida International University presents a brilliantly curated tour of the First and Second World Wars
Details of National Museum of Iraq looting emerge
While the Warka Vase has been accounted for, reports suggest that the cylinder seal collection has vanished
The US rejoins Unesco, analysis suggests the organisation being used as an extension of US foreign policy, as part of the ongoing 'war on terror'
Congress is expected to approve a $71.4 million payment to Unesco, the first US contribution in 18 years
Interview with Francesco Bonambi: The post-war Biennale and national vs. individual identity
Long live the united nations of the arts?
International outrage as Iraq's National Museum is sacked by civilians
American army says it was aware of the risks, but did not protect the building as Iraqi nationals overwhelmed staff who attempted to defend the collection
Vukovar, Croatia: Eleven years on and war is still with them
The devastation wreaked by war in pictures
Artists lead anti-war protests as the US prepares to invade Iraq
Polls show the public could not care less what the art world thinks
AIPAD '03 fair report: Art market perseveres in the shadow of a war
Collectors braved the terrorist alerts and bought but at a lower level than in the past
Why did the United Nations cover up Picasso’s “Guernica”?
How a historical work of art loses its past
Disagreement over possible resurrection of Bamiyan Buddhas
Unesco sends out conflicting press releases
Posters of the Spanish Civil War at the Wolfsonian
The Art Deco war comes to Florida International University