US military actions in Iraq and Syria left ancient heritage sites in ruins, museums looted, and historic cities bombed, all while oil infrastructures were protected ...

The Story of the Codex. Secured in the lower level of the famed Shrine of the Book at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum sits the Aleppo Codex. Its story is thrilling and mysterious, mirroring the story ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

When Jad Albasha arrived in Quebec in 2016 as a 21-year-old fleeing his war-torn home of Syria, he landed in a snow-covered ...

The Basque Coast of Southern France is a bevvy of beautiful, beachy, places to visit, including this charming village with ...

When war strikes, architecture—buildings, homes, and cultural landmarks—falls first before human lives become the grim focus.

Currently showing in the Chester Beatty museum and library is Routes and Realms – al-Masālik wa al-Mamālik, an exhibition ...

A tour bus struck a section of the State Museum’s Cultural Education Center Sunday afternoon prompting a brief evacuation. No one was injured, a museum spokesperson said. ALBANY — The State ...

At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ...

The discovery occurred in Maarat al-Numan, a town of strategic importance between Aleppo and Damascus, which saw intense conflict during the Syrian civil war. The area, once a rebel stronghold, was ...

Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia, is undergoing a $7 million expansion to add a 40,000-square-foot indoor gallery. The American Journey Gallery, slated to open in fall 2027, will feature ...

Officers responded to the museum in the 4700 block of Western Heritage Way around 4:30 a.m. over a report of a man with a gun, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.