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"Hans Holbein the Younger" retrospective to take place at Basel's Kunstmuseum
The exhibition (closing 2 July) will catalogue Holbein's output during his time in Basel, preceding Tate Britain's "Holbein in England"
Claimant severs his ties with London-based restitution commission
Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation
New acquisitions go on view at Tate
Tate Modern's first rehang includes Marlene Dumas
How the entire British art world was duped by a fake Egyptian statue
The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled
Albertina to reopen its collection to scholars—finally
The institution has installed an impressive high-tech robotic system to store and retrieve its holdings of prints and drawings
Official u-turn over Tate's museum status
MLA director apologises as Tate reserves right to decide over national accreditation—without loss of privilege
Author chosen for Bacon catalogue
Diplomacy will be required to deal with warring factions
Turkey claims stele in British Museum
Despite a lack of evidence suggesting that the basalt stele was excavated illegally, the Turkish government are making a bid to regain the artefact
Police seize medieval casket from V&A due to Nazi loot claims
The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them
Tate is not a museum: Gallery could lose privileges
As it is not accredited by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council due to its deacquisition guidelines
Tate considers National Gallery’s proposal to show early 20th-century art
Trustees discuss idea following our report
Tribunal rules in favour of disclosing price of Conrad Shawcross piece
After initially refusing , the true price was eventually disclosed
London: V&A Theatre Museum likely to close
The collection will be put into storage
Watts Gallery to sell pre-Raphaelite paintings
Money is needed to ensure the long-term survival of the institution set up by Victorian artist G.F. Watts
Dealer’s decision to break up William Blake album branded “philistine”
The Tate could not raise the money to buy this unique portfolio. Will a US museum save it before it is dispersed at Sotheby’s?
Germany's Heidelberg University returns Parthenon fragment to Greece
This is the first time a piece of the ancient building has returned to Athens
Australian hedge fund trader gives £1.5 million to V&A sculpture gallery
Redesigned space will open in March
Kapoor succeeds Ofili as Tate Trustee
Meanwhile the Charity Commission investigates purchase of The upper room
Ofili controversy at the Tate will lead to greater openness
After Tate resisted the release of the sums paid for Ofili's 'The Upper Room', Tate will now more often disclose the price of works bought from artist-trustees.
A solution found to Tehran's controversial Bacon triptych
Getting minds out of the gutter - despite Bacon's wishes to be there himself
National Portrait Gallery: more transparent than Tate
Commission sum disclosed for Tom Phillips, unlike the purchase of "The Upper Room"
Saatchi evicted from County Hall
The British collector has lost the case over his lease on the riverfront space
Tate considered buying Ofili installation with US collector
The controversy over the institution’s acquisition of a work by one of its trustees rumbles on
Will the V&A run the Gilbert Collection
V&A may be able to run the collection at a lower cost than Somerset House
New installation for Tate Modern courtesy of UBS
The first rehang of the Bankside branch relies on funds provided by UBS - with conditions
Tate struggles to attract money for acquisitions
A year ago the gallery launched a campaign to raise £100 million. Since then, £50,000 has been pledged from donors
National Gallery may start acquiring 20th-century art
The move would put the institution in competition with Tate
Two Bacons may share more than an interest in portraiture
See for yourself as Sir Nathaniel Bacon and Francis Bacon go on show in London
UK museums can now return human remains
The shift in policy follows over 30 recent claims for restitution