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We can’t look away from the horrors of war | Brief letters
ByGuardian staff March 30, 2026

Children killed by bombs | Museum charges | No explanations necessary | Trump’s measurements | Origins of ‘lashings’The report of a much-loved six-year-old girl killed in Lebanon by an Israeli bomb reduced me to tears (‘My heart is breaking’: Lebanese …

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Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus” New York Debut On Hold Due to Mideast War
ByMarc Tracy March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

The rarely seen “Angelus Novus” by Paul Klee was supposed to arrive at New York’s Jewish Museum, but remains in Israel instead.

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Tunisia’s Capital Is Captivating a New Generation of Travelers
ByTyler Donohue and Jeremie Souteyrat March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Almost 15 years since the revolution in Tunisia, its capital is attracting visitors who want to be part of a thrilling, but fragile, creative blossoming.

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British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays
ByNadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent February 16, 2026

Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutralThe British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historica…

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Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens
ByPatrick Wintour in Tripoli December 16, 2025

It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for someIt was a night at the museum like no other. As the staccato sound of firecrackers and explosions rang out across Martyr’s Square in…

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Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum
ByEuan Ward November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years.

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Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’
ByErika Solomon, Rania Khaled and Heba Khamis November 6, 2025

The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.

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Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’
ByErika Solomon, Rania Khaled and Heba Khamis November 6, 2025November 7, 2025

The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.

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Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies October 31, 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo …

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Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies October 31, 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo …

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