Expecting the worst, French, German and Austrian auction houses have been surprised by how well sales have held up through the pandemic

Thousands signed petition to protect bleak concrete structure—nicknamed the Mouse Bunker—from demolition

Ruling upholds controversial decision by the beleaguered Dutch Restitutions Committee but counters an independent review

From the building, to the name and the cost, we bring you the Berlin art complex in a nutshell

The imperial origins and plundered artefacts of the Berlin art complex seem out of place in today’s Germany

City hopes the $230m new building will raise its profile as an art destination to match Basel

The programme includes webinars examining dealers and collectors

The government's treatment of claims for art plundered by Nazis has come under fire for placing interests of museums over "legal redress for injustice"

New Berlin arts complex suffers renewed setback in its problem-beset opening plans

The budget for 2021 allocates funding to preserve Berlin museum buildings, renovate the Bayreuth Festival theatre, boost provenance research and grant free admission to the Jewish Museum Berlin

Shops remain open in many countries even as museums are plunged once more into Covid-19 deep-freeze

Alfred Hammerstein’s departure follows criticism of Dutch committee’s decisions

Documenta organisers have warned about scam emails and requests recipients to contact them

The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project will begin with a pilot scheme focusing on the Old Masters collection of Adolphe Schloss, which was seized by the Gestapo

More than 1,600 police officers take part in raids in Berlin to solve violent theft from Dresden’s Green Vault

Gardens of the Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam must be probed for undetonated explosives before further renovations can take place

More than 40 directors sign an open letter to regional governments saying museums should not be included in month-long coronavirus lockdown

Closing German museums would be “a hard blow for the institutions and society,” the country's museums association says

The show promises to be “one of the most spectacular” in the newly renovated museum's history

Mies van der Rohe’s steel-and-glass building is undergoing modernisation by David Chipperfield, including new air-conditioning, security, lighting and visitor facilities

The complaint also demands compensation for four further works by Mondrian no longer at the Krefeld museum

Sixty-three objects were sprayed with an oily liquid on 3 October at the Pergamon, Neues Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie

Measures agreed by government and states include a set of common standards for digital registers

The Golden Age work by Aelbert Cuyp was looted from Jacques Goudstikker and acquired by Hermann Göring

Signatories of the “Berlin Manifesto” include the Académie française and Arts Council England. It has been endorsed by Wim Wenders, Ken Loach and A. L. Kennedy among others

The artists' collaboration—first as teacher and student, then as a couple—is explored in a new exhibition at the Lenbachhaus in Munich

The report calls for a new panel to advise the minister on repatriations and a new provenance research centre

Three works are to be sold at Christie’s in Paris this month; further sales to follow

Plans include a show about ivory and a “critical approach” to colonial legacies

Missing for 75 years, the large marble head, one of the artist's best-known works, was uncovered by chance during construction work at Kunsthaus Dahlem