Iran has received thousands of Achaemenid-era clay tablets from the United States in the fifth such instalment, following a drawn-out legal effort to repatriate the antiquities. “After the two-year follow-up of the government… the Achaemenid tablets confiscated by the American government were
After the Mediterranean cyclone Storm Daniel made landfall in Northeast Libya on September 10, torrential rainfall and heavy winds from the inclement weather collapsed two dams, resulting in a surge of deadly floods that inundated cities and villages lining the country’s coastline
A painting purchased for a pittance at a New Hampshire thrift store has been identified as a work by renowned illustrator N. C. Wyeth worth up to a quarter of a million dollars at auction. The work was bought for just four
Morocco’s deadly earthquake badly damaged one of the most important historical sites in the High Atlas mountains, an earth-and-stone mosque built by a medieval dynasty that conquered North Africa and Spain. Moroccan media reported that parts of the Tinmel Mosque had collapsed.
Art Fund has announced the recipients of its latest funding to museums and galleries, totalling £1m. Twenty one museums and galleries across the UK have been offered a total of £800,000 for projects to support their workforce and improve inclusion and diversity.
The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv told Reuters on Sunday. “Tatami”, a tense thriller centred on a world judo championship,
As we approach the 100th anniversary, the interest shown in the period when the Republic was proclaimed is increasing. Many exhibitions that meet with the audience throughout the year offer a comprehensive archive of the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The First
The controversy arose when Turkish curators raised doubts about the selection of Iwona Blazwick as the curator for the upcoming Istanbul Biennial. They were puzzled about the criteria for her selection, considering she was already a member of the biennial’s advisory board.
The Museum Ludwig opens Füsun Onur’s retrospective curated by Barbara Engelbach from Museum Ludwig and co-curated by Emre Baykal from Arter, Istanbul. The press release by the museum stated that although her impressive and varied oeuvre has been readily accessible to an
Why did you choose to research this exact period? Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal & Gizem Tongo: The final decade of the Ottoman Empire up to and including the occupation is a period that we both have worked on academically since the start of our
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