DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves broke into Syria ‘s national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. The National Museum of Damascus was briefly ...

Ancient Roman-era statues have been stolen from the national museum in the Syrian capital, Damascus, leading to the facility’s temporary closure, officials confirmed on Tuesday. News of the audacious ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --A statue of a Confederate general toppled amid the civil rights protests that swept across the country during the summer of 2020 has been reinstalled in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary ...

The ancient Romans weren’t precious about their marble statues. They didn’t sequester them in museums, displaying them out of reach, next to placards explaining their provenance, context, and meaning.

The researchers connected an inscription on a marble pedestal to the well-preserved marble sculpture. Photos by A.B. Biernacki / Klenina et al., npj Heritage Science, 2025 More than two decades ago, ...

A reader was curious about a quartet of statues in New Orleans' French Quarter. The question: “In Jackson Square, there is a set of four statues in each corner, not exactly hidden, but also not ...

A toppled statue dedicated to the memory of Confederate officer Albert Pike will soon be reinstalled in Washington, D.C., according to the Department of Interior. The statue will be back in Judiciary ...

The National Park Service will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. Pike’s statue stood as the only Confederate monument in the nation’s capital ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Our Lady of Lourdes Health in Lafayette, LA, unveiled a new marble statue of Our Lady, gifted by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health Board of Trustees. The statue, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — At the corner of Fourth Street and Marble Avenue, there’s a statue that’s been standing for nearly 100 years. The piece aims to honor the pioneering women of the early 1900s ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The City of St. Augustine is discussing temporarily removing two of the most well known sculptures in St. Augustine -- the lion statues at the Bridge of Lions. Those iconic ...