War

British Museum helps ‘prepare for aftermath’ of Isil

Iraqi archaeologists to be trained in reconstruction of heritage sites under scheme funded by £3m government grant

Isil extremists blow up Palmyra's Arch of Triumph

Syrian antiquities head confirms destruction of ancient Roman archway

Getty seeks to preserve memory of Palmyra's Roman ruins through acquisition of rare photography collection

French naval officer Louis Vignes took images of Beirut, Lebanon and Syria in 1864

‘This war is worse than the Mongol invasion’

Unique insight into the destruction at Palmyra from the last US archaeologist to leave the site

A grass-roots biennial for the new Ukraine

The School of Kiev opened against the odds to focus on knowledge rather than art and breathe new life into old institutions

Satellite image confirms Isil's destruction of Palmyra's Temple of Bel

Second building reduced to rubble by extremists controlling ancient site in Syria

Isil destroys ancient temple in Palmyra

Bombing, reported yesterday, may have happened a month ago

When mourning becomes its own reward: on the work of Doris Salcedo

The Colombian sculptor finds inspiration in grief and channels it into new inventions

Isil beheads archaeologist in Palmyra

Syria's antiquities ministry condemns killing as "cowardly and criminal act of appalling brutality"

Separatists in eastern Ukraine blow up art installation

Pascale Marthine Tayou’s 40m-tall piece was dedicated to the women of Donetsk

Afghan street artist who fled Taliban gets first solo show in UK

Malina Suliman taught young people how to spray-paint in Kabul

Klimt portrait to be auctioned

Proceeds will be shared between the Klimt Foundation and the heirs of the sitter

First work from Gurlitt hoard goes under the hammer

Sotheby’s to auction looted painting by Liebermann that was returned to heirs last week

Islamic State brings in bulldozers and explosives to reduce Nimrud to rubble

Assault on the seat of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II could be the worst case of deliberate destruction of an archaeological site in living memory

Complex talent needs greater understanding

Denmark’s Asger Jorn was far more than a painter