The greatest contemporary art collector in Britain says he was ready to offer all his art to gallery director Nicholas Serota—but his proposal was not pursued

Doig, Kippenberger, Dumas, Tuymans, and Immendorf take centre stage at the collector’s gallery

To show work by Serra, Koons, and others

There on an official visit to gauge the level of damage done by looting, Pietro Cordone came out of the incident unscathed, although his interpreter was killed

The man behind hit musicals such as “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera” has been buying Victorian art assiduously for the last 40 years. This month his extraordinary collection goes on public view at the Royal Academy

An exhibition of rare Mughal paintings, ten years in the making

Graham Dolphin had to produce a whole new series for the Barbican show after his work with Vogue front covers was halted

Do commercial galleries stand to benefit from the increased footfall brought by the famous art fair?

However, the US and UK say the it conflicts with existing maritime legislation and Russia, Norway, Turkey, and Venezuela vote no

Letizia Battaglia recorded the Mafia violence that defined Palermo’s darkest years, while fighting for change through her work as a photojournalist, politician, environmentalist and human rights activist

Antonio Paolucci states he will halt the Uffizi’s planned restoration of the painting if he hears convincing arguments as to why it should not take place

Our overview also reveals the highs and lows of this year's biennale, which draws heavily on Scandinavian artists and pays tribute to grand masters Serra, Beuys, Twombly and Richter

Gilbert Scott’s massive Gothic Revival screen has been restored for £750,000 and goes on public view for the first time in over three decades

Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.

This virtuous circle

"Photography and prints are the way forward for on-line sales" say e-commerce pioneers

Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover has provided crucial support for many of Britain’s greatest art institutions

There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.

An estimated three million shipwrecks lay undiscovered. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable, despite developments in deep-sea exploration technology

The group of international, web-based, artists is bringing its witty blend of conceptual, digital and performance art to New York

After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act

Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.

Unesco is calling for a global treaty to prevent commercial interests from destroying shipwrecks found in international waters

The greatest city of the Hellenistic age has been neglected by archaeology for decades. Now underwater survey techniques have provided us with glimpses of the centre’s greatness. But many decry the techniques being used

Where archaeology becomes power

One of Europe’s greatest private collections of medieval material and works of art from antiquity to the twentieth century is now on view in Ireland

The priject to execavate the imperial fora of Augustus, Vespasian, Nerva and Trajan has been described as “every archaeologist’s dream”

To dig or not to dig?

Sainsbury money is helping restore the fifteenth-century, Venetian-style masterpiece shelled in 1991