Hannah McGivern
Italian Renaissance specialist Miguel Falomir chosen to head up Prado
Unanimous vote by selection committee still needs approval from trustees and Spanish government
Francis Kéré becomes first African architect to win Serpentine Pavilion commission
Architect’s tree-like wooden structure takes inspiration from the meeting-place of choice in villages throughout Africa
Leonardo’s Adoration of the Magi returns to Uffizi after restoration
Florence museum’s 2017 programme also includes exhibition tracing Eisenstein's interest in Renaissance art
Stolen Guercino painting found in Casablanca
Altarpiece was taken from church in Modena, Italy, in 2014
Call for Italy’s quake-stricken works to return home for treatment
Mayors demand that salvaged works of art be restored locally
UK’s oldest arts centre celebrates 300th birthday with works by Yoko Ono, Jeremy Deller and other alumni
Our five highlights from the Bluecoat's anniversary exhibition in Liverpool
Pride and prejudice: museums celebrate the decriminalisation of homosexuality
Institutions across England plan shows to mark 50 years since passage of landmark Sexual Offences Act
Bamiyan Cultural Centre gets under way
Building at Unesco World Heritage site in Afghanistan, where the Taliban destroyed the monumental ancient Buddhas, due to open to the public in summer 2018
Uffizi to show more female artists
Florence museum’s director expands the canon—with a little help from the Guerrilla Girls
Paris museums count cost of increased security after attacks
Louvre, Versailles and Musée d’Orsay lose millions as visitors stay away from tourist magnets—but the dip in attendance has an upside
Philip Guston gets first Venice museum show
Accademia exhibition will open for this year's Venice Biennale, more than 50 years after the artist represented the US
Five millennia of African art and history go on show in Paris
Curators hope to throw visitors to this exhibition about trade routes in Africa “off course”
Campaign launched to save Vincent van Gogh’s grave
French town of Auvers-sur-Oise is also fundraising to repair church that inspired 1890 painting
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
From the archive | 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
