Martin Bailey
Matisse portrait claim rejected by National Gallery
Greta Moll’s heirs argue painting was “misappropriated” in 1947
London mayor: ‘if the Americans can put a man on the moon, they can build a museum in Stratford’
Boris Johnson says Smithsonian Institution still on board as capital’s planned cultural quarter on former Olympics site gets £45m in donations
Judge orders destruction of convicted artist’s ‘indecent’ collection
Police say it is an offence to view the works seized from Graham Ovenden
British Museum helps ‘prepare for aftermath’ of Isil
Iraqi archaeologists to be trained in reconstruction of heritage sites under scheme funded by £3m government grant
The Art Fund calls for overhaul of UK export regulations
Public collections have missed out on the chance to permanently acquire a work by Rembrandt after license application is withdrawn
Rembrandt painting to remain in the UK—but for how long?
The anonymous buyer of the Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet has withdrawn their export licence application, derailing plans for a public collection to match the price
UK museums on heightened alert against attacks
Arts Council England and the Scottish Council on Archives warn of increased theft danger
Cultural co-operation a cornerstone of Chinese presidential visit
But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda
What Hockney thinks of Van Gogh
A Post-Impressionist perspective makes our world a more exciting place
Isil extremists blow up Palmyra's Arch of Triumph
Syrian antiquities head confirms destruction of ancient Roman archway
Tate Modern’s extension due to open in June 2016
The gallery still needs to raise £30m
Colchester’s flagship arts centre on the brink
The £27m, Viñoly-designed Firstsite gallery faces closure without regular government funding
Visitors down 35% as National Gallery strike continues
Half the museum's rooms have been closed since August
Corbyn calls for end to arts cuts
Newly elected left-wing leader of Labour Party promises increased funding for the arts and backs National Gallery strikers
Tate Modern to unveil new extension in June 2016
Fundraising challenges and complexity of building design delayed completion by four years
Restitution claim for Bristol Museum’s Renoir rejected
Painting’s sale was forced but not by Nazis, report concludes
Tate should return looted Constable painting, new report recommends
Case reopened after new information provided by Hungary
British Museum signs deal to send touring shows to Spain
A €2m partnership with foundation of savings bank includes exhibitions on ancient Greece and Egypt
Nefertiti tomb theory greeted with scepticism
Zahi Hawass questions claim that queen was buried near Tutankhamun
Why Churchill missed the cut in Thatcher’s No. 10 rehang
Archives reveal the Iron Lady’s decisive views on the portraits of Great Britons that she wanted for Downing Street
National Gallery’s new management instantly embroiled in strike crisis
Finaldi and Rothschild take over as outsourcing deal for warding services triggers indefinite walkout
‘Very little evidence’ that Nefertiti is buried near Tutankhamun
Egypt’s leading archaeologist Zahi Hawass throws cold water on the recent theory that a hidden door in the boy king’s tomb could lead to the queen’s long-lost burial chamber
Is a UK buyer matching the price of Northampton’s Sekhemka statue?
In an unprecedented move, the department for culture has extended initial deferral deadline for Egyptian sculpture's export license
Yorkshire celebrates Caro with double-venue retrospective
Exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Hepworth Wakefield opens this weekend
British Museum could send loans worth £1bn to the Gulf
Finest Assyrian relief from Nimrud among objects being valued for possible display in Abu Dhabi museum