Project by Oxford’s Institute for Digital Archaeology fuels debate about restitution of controversial sculptures

Joe Morford claims that the viral Comedian piece infringes copyright on his own duct tape work Banana & Orange

Move follows €240,000 sale of NFT of Michelangelo work, with Uffizi taking a share of the profits

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The campaign group, Just Stop Oil, has targeted famous works at Kelvingrove, Courtauld and Manchester Art Gallery

Tristram Hunt aims to start a “conversation” about the act next year, arguing that some items should be allowed to be restituted or deaccessioned

More than 1,100 looted items will be transferred though some artefacts will remain on loan to German museums

Major project by Art UK involving 500 volunteers sees 13,500 sculptures from across the UK posted online

Works depicting gay sex—thought to have been lost—were kept secret for decades

Two demonstrators are in police custody after they attached themselves to a 19th-century landscape by Horatio McCulloch at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery

Berlin Biennale conference will focus on "decolonising" arts and culture

Solo shows dedicated to Isaac Julien and Sarah Lucas, a survey of contemporary African photography and the controversial "Philip Guston Now" are also on the slate

Chief executive says latest acquisition is part of his strategy to stay local while going global

Drive to rebrand Middle Eastern country as a cultural destination underpinned by human rights concerns

Artists including Lakwena Maciver and Godfried Donkor will create work examining colonial history in Britain

Seven individuals given jail terms for stealing “sad girl” tribute work

At the Somerset music event, the Chinese dissident artist is screening a film about his family's history as prisoners of conscience

Sculptures are unveiled on Windrush Day, which remembers the generation of workers who came by ship to the UK from the Caribbean after the Second World War

The ethics of the South Kensington museum are in question after hosting Conservative Party fundraiser

Clamour grows for reunification as Acropolis Museum in Athens marks 13th anniversary

Archaeologists found swords, jewellery and ear wax removers at the site

Work is a “warning and reminder” that world will see more humanitarian crises

The comments from the former chancellor signals dramatic shift in museum’s policy and attitude ahead of planned protests this weekend

Work from a private European collection fuels the market for the blue-chip artist

The artist’s installation reignites debate over future of the neglected Whitechapel Bell Foundry site

Their debut in the Statements section reflects the strong growth in the contemporary African art sector

Museums must match the price of the work titled Confirmation, which has been put on the market by the Duke of Rutland

Deal with Cinello company fuels debate about ownership of Old Master masterpieces in the metaverse age

Artists Nguyen Trinh Thi and Mounira Al Solh are on the shortlist for the £40,000 award