Martin Bailey
Artists sue Momart for £20 million
Solicitors say premises were “a disaster waiting to happen”
Iran takes out injunction to block Christie's sale of Palace of Xerxes relief fragment
Iran argues that the artefact was acquired through criminal means, although their failure to speak out when the fragment went to auction previously may undermine their case
National Portrait gallery plays host to Blair as Tate Modern passes on Labour Party's party
Due to a policy not to allow political events, the Tate declined to host Tony Blair's shindig
Studying unprovenanced antiquities: The question of Schøyen's incantation bowls
University College London has set up an inquiry to examine the origin of “looted” bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector
Henry Moore Foundation vetoes plan to build replica of The Arch
An Italian-American collector had offered $1 million for the project
Will Tate save a set of William Blake watercolours?
The museum is trying to raise £8.8 million to keep the works in the UK
Benevento rejoices at news of looted missal’s return from the British Library
An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book
Bacon Estate forces Musée Picasso to banish Joule material to basement
The drawings will also be in their own catalogue, separate to the rest of the exhibition
Sinai monks in historic agreement with British Library over Codex Sinaiticus
Ownership dispute has been set aside for joint study and digitisation of the world’s oldest bible
Holy tabots to be transferred from British Museum to Ethiopian church
Conversely, the University of Edinburgh has ruled against returning their own war loot
Italian collector steps in to save Moore’s Arch
He will also fund a replica better suited to the British climate
Tate Modern hopes to expand by half by 2011
The museum has announced an ambitious development project which could cost up to £135 million
Royal Academy and Tate exhibitions heading for top attendance
“Turks: A journey of a thousand years 600-1600” and “Turner, Whistler, Monet” have been wildly successful
Third theft at V&A forces closure of 38 rooms
In the latest incident, eight Italian Renaissance plaquettes worth £500,000 were taken
US base has caused "shocking" damage to Babylon
The American contractor that built the infrastructure for a base adjacent to the ancient site is responsible for much of the destruction, says an independent report
John Dee’s crystal among a spate of London museum thefts
The V&A, the British Museum and Science Museum have all been targets
Tate refused previous offer from Saatchi
Serota said no to 100 works in 1998, but is still keen to buy “major” pieces
Victoria and Albert Museum fails to secure Clive of India flask
Collector sheikh stalemates art export process
Tate, London: Contemporary art badly needed
Tate director Nicholas Serota has spoken out about the challenges facing the gallery on acquisitions
Did Tate miss its chance to get the Saatchi Collection?
The greatest contemporary art collector in Britain says he was ready to offer all his art to gallery director Nicholas Serota—but his proposal was not pursued
V&A attempt to acquire the most important of the Clive of India Treasures
V&A thirsts for flask
V&A drops Libeskind extension
£15 million Heritage Lottery Fund rejected
Complex negotiations for National Gallery's Raphael show
Fragility of panels has made museums reluctant to lend
UK considers how to protect its heritage in the event of war
Thousands of important sites could be marked with metal plaques
Zainab Bahrani, cultural advisor to Iraq's provisional government, resigns after three months
In an article Bahrani wrote for the Guardian, she stated “[We have seen the] active destruction of the archaeological and historical record of the land”
The new Dictionary of National Biography is much more comprehensive than the Victorian original it replaces
More artists, more women, more sex
Ukraine returns Koenigs’ drawings
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs