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Isis destroys ancient temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra
Syria’s head of antiquities reported the news on Sunday
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Syrian archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra; Italy appoints 20 new museum directors; collector and philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies
Palmyra archaeologist killed by Isis militants
Khaled al-Asaad served as director of antiquities of Palmyra for 40 years
New directors announced for 20 of Italy’s top museums
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Honolulu Art Museum sues collector; Germany’s proposed heritage law draws more fire; UK seeks to save its ‘Sekhemka’ statue
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The Masterpiece podcast: episode three
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Elizabeth Price: Sound of the Break
Two large-scale video installations in Frankfurt take viewers from the Mitchell Library in Glasgow to a Bronze Age city in Crete
Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster
Lesser-known works by one of the leading sculptors of the late gothic style go on show at the Cleveland Museum of Art
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art
The National Gallery in London reveals how the influence of Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin spread throughout Europe
Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston explores the Japanese master’s long-lasting legacy
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‘She changed how we encounter sculpture’ – remembering Phyllida Barlow (1944–2023)
The sculptor who was also a much-loved teacher at the Slade treated both students and audiences with the utmost respect
‘Every generation rewrites the past in its own image’
Hettie Judah revisits the past as it is presented by artists delving into the archives and reusing old footage
What does the loss of Masterpiece mean for London?
The threats to the art fair have been piling up for years. So what’s pushed it over the edge?