Photographers Shahidul Alam and Munem Wasif document upheaval as prime minister flees the country

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We speak to the British Library exhibition curator Melodie Doumy about the Diamond Sutra and other treasures from the Library Cave

Works by Raphael and Leonardo will also be featured in the London exhibition, which aims to reconsider artists of the period as draughtsmen, in addition to painters or sculptors

The new venue will be run and funded by the private collector Wu Jing, whose Rodin works, ordered from Paris, will be on show

Visitors on foot to Dedham Vale, in Suffolk, can view the remarkably well preserved locations of John Constable's paintings of the countryside in which he was nurtured

Landmarks in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia also included as committee meets in New Delhi

Labour government cancels redevelopment in spending squeeze—but heritage bodies say conservation solutions are still needed

The decision, which may be reviewed in 2026, could pave the way for controversial tunnel redevelopment scheme, say campaigners

Green light given to property sales in hopes of boosting cash-strapped cultural quarter

Works bearing the phrase “Wish You Were Gay” have been vandalised in the city of Bregenz

The State of the Arts research document also shows arts education in England to be in “significant decline”

Activist group claims news channel owned by billionaire cancelled programmes criticising Israeli government

A scheme by the non-profit Create London will convert the Newham building into a culture and learning centre

The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art has defended its decision to hand back two objects to the Oba rather than the government

Despite setbacks at satellite sites elsewhere, an extension to the gallery's collaboration with the Spanish city has been agreed

A UK selling show—curated by Carrington's cousin—taps into a growing interest in the Mexico-based Surrealist artist

The Welsh government has promised over £3m to repair Wales' national cultural institution, but the true figure needed could be more than seven times higher

A fire in the cathedral's spire has been brought under control, saving the landmark which featured in the works of Claude Monet

The Golden Lion winner will place virtual figures around Munich this autumn

The ninth contemporary art exhibition to be held at the palace presents 14 new works by the Iraqi artist

Plus, Kerry James Marshall blockbuster to take over the main RA galleries next autumn

Complexities of restitution, the relevance of the universal museum and burgeoning collections were all on the event's agenda

After a landslide victory for the Labour party, we asked museum directors, artists and art historians what they hoped the new political era could mean for culture

The picture depicting a wild pig and a trio of human figures dates from 51,000 years ago, according to researchers, and suggests that Europe was not the birthplace of cave art

The painting previously sold at Christie’s for £254,500

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Rassemblement National, New Popular Front and Renaissance politicians discuss policy areas, closing the Centre Pompidou and free entry to museums

Fellow artists Grayson Perry and Maggi Hambling have also made “non-cash” contributions

Building’s East Wing, displaying 30 paintings and examples of Chinese porcelain, will be open to visitors from July