From 1938 the Nazis had engaged Hildebrand – who was himself of Jewish heritage – to deal in items taken from Jewish owners or confiscated as ‘degenerate’
Mustafa al-Ghazi, an antiquities directorate official in Muthanna province, which is among one of Iraq’s poorest, told AFP the directorate only provides logistical support in protecting heritage sites ‘when necessary.’
Newman says some dishes have been tweaked a bit over the centuries. The medieval sambusek was often sweet, rather than savory. Muhallabiyya, on the other hand, which today is a creamy sweet, was originally a rice pudding with meat – which became blanc-manger, a staple dish in medieval Europe
These 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ by 16th-century Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari are being shown to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021 of the Italian poet’s death
Two sculptures by Katya Traboulsi, inspired by ancient Greco-Roman busts destroyed by Daesh in Iraq in 2015, were cracked open by the blast. A traditional...
The year 2020 is reflected in both the play’s theme and execution. It is staged in shops closed by the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic. The...
Yemeni men, women and children filled a hall earlier this month in rebel-held Sanaa, laughing and clapping as actors took to the stage with comic relief for...
For the past five years, photographer Marie-Noelle Fattal has been capturing the smaller details of daily life in the streets of Beirut, from candid photos of...
One of the leading international festivals of contemporary opera and theater has shifted format for its ninth edition because of the coronavirus pandemic
Since COVID-19 descended, several awards show were postponed and later revamped due to COVID-19 restrictions. The BET Awards was the first major awards show...
Without explanation, ‘WandaVision’ finds witch Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and other-worldly android Vision (Paul Bettany) living happily married in the...
As the first prominent award show to go forward during the pandemic, the Gotham Awards took a trial-and-error approach to mounting a show that couldn’t...
John le Carré’s ostensibly ordinary upbringing was an illusion. His father, Ronnie Cornwell, was a con man who was an associate of gangsters and spent time in...
This year, amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Museum of Modern Art’s annual film benefit also benefits Artist Relief, an emergency initiative supporting artists
“In Search of Light” is Hala Ezzedine’s second exhibition at Agial Art Gallery, the follow-up to “Looming Landscapes,” which was shown at the Hamra gallery in...
‘After the year we’ve had, people are sad and are not at all interested in heavy stuff … There are pieces of art here, but at the same time there are...
The artist’s new show at the Saleh Barakat Gallery was primarily fuelled by American singer-writer Patti Smith’s ‘Year of the Monkey,’ which provides the...
Ghassan Zard had kept 12 years of work in his studio, and many pieces were damaged during the explosion. Galerie Tanit has also suffered great losses, from...
In her latest exhibition at Saleh Barakat, Lebanon’s doyenne of ceramics hopes to showcase the triumph of art over challenging circumstances
Inside a dusty and dark workshop on the banks of the Jaghjagh river in northeast Syria, Misak Antranik Petros uses an ancient pottery wheel to throw different...
Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive backlog of unreleased material. Her husband, the literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman,...
In this pandemic year, the Old Vic’s seasonal production of Charles Dickens’ classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around...
By banning the wearing of ornamental objects in 1541, French theologian John Calvin (the influential Protestant who helped reform the Christian church in...
Initiated by Jean-Michel Habis, the project centers on the sale of a work by photographer Bernard Khalil, which captures Beirut Port a few days after the...
Leaders at the National Book Critics Circle, the Poetry Foundation and International Thriller Writers resigned or were forced out in 2020, amid allegations...
After sustaining heavy damage in the 4 Aug port blast, the Gemmayzeh gallery stages a group show of new and damaged works
‘The aim of this “Open Call #1 for Lebanese Artists” is to promote new talents of the Lebanese contemporary scene, to the numerous visitors who have...
‘I was expecting some kind of metaphysical experience,’ remarked an anonymous woman visiting the site Thursday, ‘but it’s not really all that impressive’
Inspired by personal trauma that began near the start of 2020, and has persisted through this punishing year, Alexandre Paulikevitch's ‘A’alehom’ is utterly...
‘By taking some of these fantastic beasts that people around the world have enjoyed watching on film or reading in the books,’ said the museum’s conservation...
Justices noted that genocide does violate international law, but also worried that if countries could be sued in US court based on human rights violations...
An anonymous art collective has taken credit for the Utah installation but no one has claimed responsibility for those in Romania, the Isle of Wight and the...
Sponsored by the Goethe Institute, “Berlin-Beirut: Live Conversations on Theatre and Performing Arts,” will comprise three workshops, led by Helgard Haug,...
Running Dec. 7-15, the auction ‘To Beirut with Love’ will raise funds for relief and repair efforts through the sale of donated pieces, with dividend shared...
In 2011, the highly successful restoration of the 10th-century Armenian church on Akdamar island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, received praise from many...