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

The V&A, the British Museum and Science Museum have all been targets

Serota said no to 100 works in 1998, but is still keen to buy “major” pieces

Collector sheikh stalemates art export process

Tate director Nicholas Serota has spoken out about the challenges facing the gallery on acquisitions

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 thirsts for flask

Missing objects valued at £60,000

£15 million Heritage Lottery Fund rejected

Fragility of panels has made museums reluctant to lend

Thousands of important sites could be marked with metal plaques

Partner’s will published

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”

More artists, more women, more sex

But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs

“Two figures lying on a bed with attendants” removed

As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971

The works were seized in 1999 in western Iran, near the Turkish border

The Victoria and Albert Museum is now likely to drop the £70 million project

Greetings card millionaire Andrew Brownsword adds the Impressionist to his collection

The US-Iraqi academic has turned her attention to addressing the unauthorised excavation of archaeological sites

The venture is backed by the Iraqi authorities, who have a stake in the newfound Iraq Project Company

Purchased with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and National Arts Collection Fund

Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world

Jameel Gallery to be funded by car dealership Hartwell PLC

Up until this point, the works were in the custody of a foundation established by the Im Obersteg family subsequent to their purchase

£15 million bid submitted for 'Spiral' extension

By expressing their wish to join an international cultural task force, Iran acknowledges the mutual cultural history that ties the two countries

In 1973 the Tate wanted to buy Brancusi’s black marble “Bird in space” through dealer Richard Feigen, but the sale fell through because the trustees believed the work had been “smuggled” out of India

The Getty Museum loses out on “Madonna of the pinks”