Mutual decision comes amid controversy over trust's connection to Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, a prescription painkiller linked to the opioid crisis

Sumer, Assyria and Babylonia rooms open with support from UK government's Cultural Protection Fund

Mysterious papers were found during the restoration of the south London house in Hackford Road where the Dutchman lodged

Owned by a British collector for almost 70 years, the work showing Charing Cross Bridge has gone abroad

A tribute to Theo van Gogh’s grandson, who served in the Dutch secret service

Self-portrait with Two Circles at Kenwood House is the charity’s greatest painting, along with a Vermeer

The review of the ‘tsantsas’ is part of a wider exercise looking at the Pitt Rivers Museum’s historic labels

Hair was cut from the emperor Tewodros's body after he committed suicide following defeat at the battle of Maqdala in 1868

British artist's exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum opens this week

First 1,000 entries were published today

Memories of the artist from the son of the founder of London’s Horniman Museum uncovered in archival letters

The late artist wanted to use a work by the Dutch master as inspiration for one of his final paintings

James Manson paid homage to the Dutch artist by painting his own bouquet

We speak to the general director of the Dutch museum ahead of its exhibition on "all" of the works by the master in its collection

Painters from Brangwyn to Nash paid homage to the masterpiece, all illustrated on the Art UK site

The still life of fruit and chestnuts, until recently dismissed as a fake, was painted in Paris

Di-faced Tenner is artist’s first work to join the collection officially—unlike his 2005 cave painting prank

Reliefs from Ashurnasirpal II’s Nimrud palace, fixed to the walls of a Scottish mansion, have been removed, stripped and sold abroad

The mark is “the most convincing candidate for an authentic Leonardo fingerprint” among the Queen’s 550 works by the great artist

Conservators are concerned over Van Gogh’s still life, which went to over 80 exhibitions after the war

New research centre project means South Korean motor company is now probably the largest corporate sponsor of visual arts for UK museums

Arts Council England publishes advice on movement of art, imports and exports, funding, and travel for artists and professionals in case an agreement is not reached

Museum specialist believes he has uncovered the identity of the artist—and his voluptuous muse

Royal Academy says conservation issues—not restitution fears—mean the ceremonial feast trough can not be loaned

National Gallery’s Sunflowers heads to Japan where it is likely to be seen by around a million people

Ancient Egyptian sculpture was almost bought by the 7th marquess, whose predecessor donated it to the local museum in the 19th century

Exhibition with 60 other loans from the museum will help celebrate the Tokyo Olympics in 2020

Exhibition in London will be largest in 50 years

From the discovery of a Montmartre drawing to a $40m sale at Christie's

Airport branch of Amsterdam museum closed in January due to a leaky roof