Libya's national museum, formerly known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle, has reopened in Tripoli, allowing the public ...

After 14 years of closure due to civil war, Libya’s national museum finally reopened its doors, giving visitors the opportunity to explore the country’s rich and complex history. The National Museum ...

In a historic building in central Tripoli, Libyans wander past ancient statues and artefacts, rediscovering a heritage that ...

(CNN) — A statue of a bearded man striding forward was crafted from black basalt over 2,000 years ago during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Now, it’s finally set to return to Libya, where it was looted during ...

A 2,200-year-old sculpture of a bearded man carved from basalt, unearthed in the 1930s, is believed to have been stolen in the early 1940s. By Tom Mashberg While excavating an ancient Greek palace in ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Department of Antiquities of the state of Libya announced an agreement “in principle” on Wednesday, May 29, on the transfer of a Ptolemaic statue to the state of ...

"Statue of a Man" (200–100 BCE or later), Ptolemaic dynasty, black basalt, 22 13/16 inches tall (image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will transfer ownership of a ...

A statue of a bearded man striding forward was crafted from black basalt over 2,000 years ago during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Now, it’s finally set to return to Libya, where it was looted during British ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of its ancient "Statue of a Man" to Libya. Officials from the CMA and the Libyan government held a ...

Mohamed Faraj Mohamed, head of Libya’s Department of Antiquities, said in the news release the department appreciated “the willingness of the Cleveland Museum of Art to work with the department in ...