Lebanon has been conquered and colonized many times over in the last three millennia. Among the famous invaders: Alexander the Great, Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and the Muslim warrior Saladin.

The British Museum in London, supported by the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), announced today, July 27, that it will restore eight ancient glass vessels that were gravely damaged in the Beirut ...

In 2020, a chemical explosion in Beirut caused 218 deaths and widespread destruction. It also shattered one of the world’s richest collections of ancient glassware, offering experts the chance to ...

PICTURE a 2000-year-old glass jug – turquoise tint, elegant spout. It probably decanted wine at lavish Roman banquets, surviving earthquakes and war before finding itself standing among similarly ...

Eight ancient glass vessels shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion go on display at the British Museum from Thursday, walking visitors through the painstaking international project to piece them back ...

The project is supported by a $29,500 grant from TEFAF. Conservator Claire Cuyaubère assisting with "puzzle-work" of shard from a glass dish at the Archaeological Museum, AUB. Courtesy of the AUB ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The display is the culmination of a collaborative conservation project ...

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. The Rev. Joy Mallouh, 52, is ...

A year after a huge explosion leveled Beirut’s port, the National Museum has reopened, and its Phoenician timepiece is on display. By Melanie Abrams The National Museum of Beirut has only one ancient ...

BEIRUT — The international campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beirut's heritage will be lead by The United Nations' cultural agency, it said Thursday citing local officials who said that ...

The comes vessels from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods - Copyright AFP Susannah Ireland The comes vessels from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods ...