Renovations and expansions at both London Tates have been costly, and loans were required to bridge gaps in cashflow

Unesco places major national heritage sites on danger list as ground combat, air strikes and looting reduce ancient settlements to rubble

Reforms mean a charity, moving towards self-funding, will run historic buildings, with state-funded agency to manage built environment

The building has been refurbished and extended by the architect Zaha Hadid

Bid for Exhbition Road extension and underground gallery rejected

The gallery was beaten to the post by the British Museum

A major show explores the city’s rich history of collecting works by the Modern master

Leading institutions absent from meeting in Nigeria to foster international co-operation

No US museums were represented at the meeting.

Rise in restitution claims expected after launch of online German auction catalogues for 1930-45

After a heated debate the purchase, estimated to be worth more than $40m, went ahead

Dallas museum could not raise $100m to buy the authenticated Leonardo, until recently believed to be a mediocre copy

Will the third time be lucky?

Roman and Ottoman-era exhibitions will suffer as US and European museums face tougher calls for restitution

The museum forked out £203,000 for repair and depreciation costs

The chairman of the artist’s catalogue raisonné committee dismisses controversial drawings as “pastiches” in UK bankruptcy hearing

Seven works were stolen as unmanned overnight protection fails

Despite a lavish, 300-page book and a high-profile presentation, strong doubts remain

London’s leading museums lose more than a million visitors during the Games, but Hirst helps Tate Modern buck the trend

The head curator recently reattributed the works to the artist

Design includes a courtyard and new entrance

It’s a Late Stone Age horse, of course?

New curators take the place of the three just gone

Post discussions, a decision is made

He blames Norway’s tax system for his decision

The galleries are set to reopen in May after funding goals were reached

Experts have been silenced by fears of legal action if doubts regarding the sculptures' legitimacy are voiced

More exhibitions are hit by the loans boycott as Turkey pushes for restitution

The Tate says all detailed entries will be available online by 2014, but critics fear loss of scholarship

The photographic archive of paintings was transferred in haste - twice