Tim Cornwell
The artists who have chosen to stay in Syria
While most have fled the conflict, some remained to document the suffering
Tapestry of Sabra and Shatila massacres could hang next to Picasso’s Guernica
Palestinian art collector has commissioned a wall hanging based on Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s drawing, which is now in the Tate
Two mosque lamps stolen from Egypt's national collection returned to Cairo
Medieval artefacts surfaced in the United Arab Emirates
India’s leading Kochi-Muziris Biennale overcomes country’s ‘demonetisation’ crisis
State government pledges to build permanent venue for the event
Looters exploit the political chaos in Libya
Illicitly excavated artefacts are “gushing out” of the country, experts warn
‘Rescue archaeologists’ head to Iraq
First group of Iraqis trained by British Museum staff return home
Toronto's Aga Khan Museum to celebrate Syria's heritage
Foundation behind museum has committed $200m to post-war reconstruction
Almost 70% of smuggled objects seized in Syria and Lebanon are fakes, antiquities chief says
In a wide-ranging interview, Maamoun Abdulkarim discussed the realities of illegal trafficking, restoration efforts in Palmyra and his concerns over destruction in Aleppo
Turkey’s Çanakkale Biennale to forge ahead despite attempted coup
Immigrant artists are due to take centre-stage in the September exhibition
Marion Lambert: collector with a cause
The independent-minded philanthropist whose life was touched by tragedy
German collector warns he will end loans to English institutions in event of Brexit
Heiner Pietzsch will lend works to Scotland instead
Tehran museum’s historic photography collection emerges from the shadows
Lewis Carroll’s photographs of Alice Liddell and Steichen’s portrait of Rodin among images collected before the Iranian revolution
Wim Delvoye unveils plans for museum in historic Iranian city
Belgian artist restores palatial buildings in Kashan and creates works with Isfahan metalworkers
Dry times: Tehran gallery show draws attention to national drought
As the Iranian President pushes to improve state water management, curators ask artists to respond to the environmental crisis
Proposal to privatise Tehran’s Modern art museum causes alarm
Director denies that politicians want to transfer collection to private foundation
Indians and Pakistanis work together to realise Partition Museum
Project leaders announce fundraising goals before conference in Delhi
Sea change in Turkey’s attitude towards its Byzantine heritage
Opening of two specialist study centres—a first for the country—begins era of Greek-Turkish collaboration
India’s rivers will flow through Kochi Biennale
Artist Sudarshan Shetty to curate exhibition that has drawn a million visitors
Syrian photographer: 'We refuse to die as a number in the international media'
Issa Touma vows to return to Aleppo amid the fighting
Stolen mosque lamps to return to Egypt as Cairo museum houses new database
Authorities confirmed the objects had been taken from national collection and fakes left in their place
After stint in the doldrums, India Art Fair shows signs of picking up
Event has been repositioned as “the” place to see South Asian art
Traditional Afghan artists will bring ‘living art’ to the heart of the US
Artisans set up shop at Smithsonian for show championing Kabul’s talent as terrorist threats mount at home
Wim Delvoye goes to Tehran for surprise solo show
Belgian artist is at the forefront of improving relations between Iran and the West
David Attenborough sings praises of overlooked Polynesian idols exhibition
Broadcaster and British Museum among lenders to London show
Edinburgh and London host major Liotard shows despite ‘no fly rule’ for pastels
Many works by 18th-century portraitist deemed too fragile to travel from US
The plight of Syria’s artists as the conflict enters its fifth year
Artists carry on, even on the front line, but exiles face an increasingly precarious situation