Martin Bailey
Fears as Islamic State militia approach ancient city of Palmyra
Syria’s greatest archaeological site is under threat—again
Prince of Wales’s positive pressure
“Black spider” letter helps to save Antarctic Shackleton and Scott huts
Edward Vaizey to continue as UK’s culture minister
He will work with newly appointed culture secretary John Whittingdale
Royal Academy unveils £50m expansion plans
Scheme includes a linking bridge and new exhibition spaces
New UK culture secretary named
John Whittingdale is expected to focus more on the media than on the arts
Taking over in Bloomsbury will be no easy task
British Museum seeks Neil MacGregor’s successor: scholar, diplomat and virtuoso fundraiser required
UK General Election: parties fail to put money where their mouth is
Manifestos make big promises on the arts but remain vague on funding nation prepares to go to the polls <br>
Aristocrats seek buyers to take Old Masters off their hands
Bellotto paintings worth more than £23m to leave family collections after more than 200 years
Islamic State brings in bulldozers and explosives to reduce Nimrud to rubble
Assault on the seat of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II could be the worst case of deliberate destruction of an archaeological site in living memory
Tate puts return of Constable on hold
Appeal after fresh information emerges about possible Nazi loot
Architects vs Prince Charles: if the column goes, we go
Why Robert Venturi threatened to walk out after royal objection to false column on Sainsbury Wing of London's National Gallery
National Trust's less-is-more experiment upsets heritage experts
Beanbags replace historic furniture in Neoclassical house, other properties could follow
Islamic State video shows blowing up of Ashurnasirpal’s palace
This would be the greatest cultural loss since the Second World War
Cultural heritage at heart of propaganda battle in Iraq
Following vandalism at Mosul museum and Nergal Gate, Iraqi government says IS has destroyed ancient sites at Nimrud, Hatra and Khorsabad
British Museum’s Neil MacGregor will retire on a high
“Extraordinary contribution” praised as director sets sights on Mumbai and Berlin
Leading art libraries pull together to make research available on the web
Joint project to place 31.5 million images on a single website would “revolutionise” art history, says Frick Collection’s Inge Reist
Hitler’s ‘Renaissance’ jewels fashioned in the 19th century
Rijksmuseum’s examinations reveal truth about pendants
The deeply educated John Singer Sargent
The painter’s portraits of his diverse circle of polymathic friends
Warburg ‘safe’ after legal ruling
But University of London also claims victory—and costs could be up to £1m
Bacon and his inspiration at the Hermitage
See the conversation in Norwich exhibition next Spring
Will the Chancellor back V&A’s Olympian vision for a cultural quarter?
Art and design museum with space for London’s biggest exhibitions could open by 2020, subject to funding
Tate Turner catalogue delayed again
The Tate still has 21,000 works to publish online—but those already posted suggest it will be worth the wait
The Pérez Simón Collection of Victorian art travels to London
Leighton House to exhibit the Mexican businessman's collection
V&A proposal for new cultural quarter in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
V&A East could be vast
UK-Russia Bacon show goes on…
…but British government officially pulls out of joint Year of Culture
How to put Monet back together again: restoration after vandalism
Tiny paint flakes from damaged work give clues to artist’s technique
Turner’s final flourish: Tate show traces his highly productive late period
150 works produced from 1835 until his death in 1851 will dispel oversimplifications of this later works
'The most important Egyptian sculpture ever to come to market': UK city council risks ire by selling off £6m ancient sculpture
Northampton, which wants to raise funds for a gallery extension, is putting its museums' Arts Council accreditation at risk
Warburg Institute’s future is in court’s hands
Tension with the University of London has been growing