Hannah McGivern
Tate Modern to stage its first Picasso show—focusing on just a single year
Exhibition in 2018 will include The Dream that casino titan Steve Wynn accidentally put an elbow through
‘Exemplary’ Rialto Bridge restoration project finishes on time
Work on La Serenissima's oldest bridge is done, but official unveiling will take place during the Venice Biennale
Louvre attendance falls as tourists stay away from Paris
In wake of terrorist attacks the number of visitors drops to 7.3 million<br>
Florence acts to ensure Michelangelo's David remains sure-footed after recent earthquakes
Experts assess seismic stability of Galleria dell’Accademia and the rest of the city's treasures
Five millennia of African art and history go on show in Paris
Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac tracks African roots and African routes in its upcoming exhibition
Gilbert collection returns to the V&A with one notable absence
Curators to bring collector's waxwork out of storage in 2018
Pope Francis appoints Vatican Museums' first female director
Barbara Jatta will take up her new role on 1 January
Three to see: London
From Malick Sidibé’s black-and-white photos of Bamako’s youth culture to Ken Price’s bright and colourful ceramics <br> <br>
Stolen Old Master paintings head back to Verona
Works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Rubens were discovered in Ukraine
Palmyra antiquities seized at Geneva Free Port
Looted artefacts were deposited at the tax-free warehouses between 2009 and 2010
Three to see: London
Contemplate Elton John’s radical eye and pet Rauschenberg’s goat before sailing upstream into Rachel Maclean’s bubble-gum universe
Guggenheim Helsinki plans rejected by city council
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation says the decision effectively brings the project to a close
After 40 years, the world gets a glimpse of Iran's Modern treasures
Works assembled by the ousted shah and later hidden in a basement will travel to Berlin and Rome
Museo del Prado’s director Miguel Zugaza steps down after 15 years
Madrid museum’s great moderniser will return to former position at helm of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum<br> <br>
Norman Foster to design Prado extension in historic palace
British architect's proposal beat those by Chipperfield and Koolhaas
Three to see: London
Cheer yourself up after Kiefer's Walhalla with Turk's delights in Vauxhall
State Hermitage Museum to stage Pompeii show in 2018
Collaboration between Russian and Italian museums marks "important moment in international relations" for ancient site
Picasso and the Mediterranean: 40 exhibitions will celebrate artist's ties to the region
Musée Picasso in Paris plans to lend works to venues in Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Cyprus and Morocco from next year
'Caravaggio' found in French attic unveiled in Milan
Exhibition at Pinacoteca di Brera invites scholars and public to judge controversial attribution of Judith Beheading Holofernes
Three to see: London
From a rare UK visit by Flaming June to the muted horrors of Paul Nash’s war paintings
Flaming June comes home to London
Victorian picture, on show at Leighton House Museum, rarely travels from collection in Puerto Rico
Paris Photo Month on the move
The biennial festival is moving its dates from November to April
The lesser-known beneficiaries of the Louvre Abu Dhabi deal
Museums across France are making quick use of cash injections
