Digging down into Turkey’s Neolithic city
Communities past and present are explored in Rossella Biscotti’s film of the excavations at Çatalhöyük
A brief history of the Suez Canal
An ambitious exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe looks at the role of the famous waterway in Egypt and beyond
Yto Barrada wrestles with the ghosts of Agadir
An exhibition that takes the Agadir earthquake of 1960 as its starting point is well framed in the brutalist surrounds of the Barbican
Tracing India’s modern history through photography
This ambitious exhibition at London’s Science Museum marks 70 years of Indian independence
Images of a vanished world
Latif Al Ani’s beautifully framed photographs provide a moving, modern picture of Iraq
A history of conflict at the Institut du Monde Arabe
These responses to the tumultuous history of the Arab world contain a surprising amount of hope
The exhibitions not to miss in Istanbul
With the Istanbul Biennial comes a host of exciting satellite exhibitions around the city
Domestic space made strange
The Israel Museum’s inquiry into the idea of home is full of surreal surprises
Where do Israel’s antiquities belong?
The Israel Antiquities Authority’s move from the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem to a purpose-built campus in the West has revived disputes about preserving the country’s cultural heritage
Why the Israel Museum is searching for a new director… again
Weeks after Eran Neuman took up the directorship, he left. What’s going on at the Israel Museum?
Maeve Brennan’s quiet filmmaking speaks volumes about conflict and culture
The artist’s meditative new film reveals how, in the midst of cyclical violence, objects and humans continue to drift
Jesus’s tomb has been restored in Jerusalem
One of the holiest sites in Christianity has reopened in time for Easter
Banksy’s new art hotel offers rooms with a view
Is the street artist’s hotel in Palestine a tourist-led gimmick or a strong political statement?
Afrofuturism takes on a new meaning in Israel
With migrant workers and refugees from Africa settling in Israel, contemporary African art in Tel Aviv takes on a new urgency
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Bruegel goes digital
Could virtual tours of artworks change the way we experience art – and is this technological approach worth welcoming?