Martin Bailey
Kunstmuseum Basel’s new director arrives in style
Josef Helfenstein inherits more space— and lots of freedom
Smithsonian scales back London plans at Olympicopolis
The Washington institution will share space in the new V&A East building, where it will show selected work from its 19 museum collections
As protests rage, will BP ditch the BM?
The museum stands to lose around £500,000 a year when the current partnership agreement ends
British doubts over Joan of Arc’s ring
French owner petitions the Queen after relic is taken across the Channel following export licence faux pas
Revealed: how altarpiece broke in disastrous fall at London's National Gallery
Recently published records show that 14th-century work suffered serious damage in 1989
Prado opens landmark Bosch exhibition amid attribution controversy
Spanish museum has assembled the greatest number of works by the Dutch master—but some have been demoted by Dutch scholars
New catalogue raisonné sheds light on Francis Bacon’s art and controversial life
Five-volume publication reveals artist’s unseen works—and his sadomasochistic side
Appeal to raise £10m for Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I
Historic painting is being sold by descendants of Sir Francis Drake
The four major challenges that await the British Museum’s new director
With big boots to fill, Hartwig Fischer has his work cut out at an institution that pulls in nearly seven million visitors each year
How Prince Charles did his royal best to bring Henry VIII portrait to London
The late Baron Heini Thyssen’s eye-popping valuation of Holbein painting stopped National Gallery loan, trustees’ minutes reveal
ARCHIVE: Unauthenticated Bacon works on sale in London
Herrick Gallery is marketing two pastels and eight drawings said to be by the Irish-born artist
Arts reveal huge gulf between leaders in London Mayor race
With two weeks to polling day, Sadiq Khan plans 15 year culture strategy while Zac Goldsmith doesn’t mention the arts
Billionaire Leonard Blavatnik donates millions to V&A
Entrance hall of new extension will now be named after the Ukraine-born industrialist
Gauguin’s unknown 'readymade' brooch is revealed
Early work made from stovepipe, watch-dial case and hair goes on show at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Unauthenticated Francis Bacon works go on sale in London
Herrick Gallery is marketing two pastels and eight drawings said to be by the Irish-born artist
British team to conserve Ethiopia’s oldest wall paintings
Murals in remote cave church date to 12th century
Is the British Museum heading east to London's Olympic park?
Smithsonian trustees due to meet today to decide whether to open satellite in Stratford <br>
Revealed: how Gauguin longed for European sunflowers in Polynesia
The Art Newspaper finds the artist’s receipt for French seeds from a top Parisian supplier
‘Rathkeale Rovers’ gang jailed over £57m UK museums thefts
Much of the haul, which includes Chinese antiques and rhino horn, has probably ended up in China, making recovery unlikely
Rembrandt’s Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet to go on view in Wales
The anonymous foreign buyer of the painting has lent it to the National Museum Cardiff for three years
Sekhemka to leave the UK as export licence deadline passes
A matching offer was not made in time to keep the Egyptian statute, controversially sold off by Northampton Museum in 2014, in the country
Museums beware: Irish gang that stole £50m of antiquities is still on the loose
Fourteen members of “Rathkeale Rovers” gang convicted, but many remain at large
How David Bowie show went from hard-sell to record-breaker
After initially failing to interest international venues, the V&A’s travelling show is due to become its most popular ever
UK places export bar on £15m Veronese drawing
Museums may have difficulty matching steep price of remarkable work on paper
UK government publishes its first Culture White Paper in half a century
Key proposals from culture minister Ed Vaizey’s statement include widening access to the arts and a protection fund for cultural heritage in combat zones
Hands off, it’s ours: French buyer refuses to return Joan of Arc ring to UK
Arts Council insists export licence is required for relic of the martyred Maid<br>
London Design Museum’s new venue to open in November
With three times as much space, museum will have a free permanent exhibition for first time