Martin Bailey
Bonhams u-turns on no-sale of Sevso silver
Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might
New agreement between the Tate and National Gallery allows for more flexibility
Meeting between museum directors results in increased flexibility whilst borrowing pictures outside the 1900 division
Greece's Archaeological Museum of Heraklion to send Minoan antiquities to British Museum
The arrangement may be the first step in diffusing the animosity brought about by the Elgin marbles, although a request for their return is expected
Salvador Dalí tea set for V&A
Will be shown in Surreal Things exhibition next year
Turner seller might have done better with Tate
Why was The Dark Rigi sold privately, when a public sale would have given valuable tax breaks?
Bonhams to show Sevso silver in first exhibition since its discovery
Scholars, curators, dealers and collectors have been invited to the private exhibition of the treasure known for its astonishing provenance
Charles Saatchi rents out his art
Charges range from £7,000 a year for five works to £20,000 for twenty works
Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition
The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels at the V&A
V&A steams ahead in fundraising for new galleries
Money comes in, openings on course
Anita Zabludowicz plans a new contemporary art space in a former chapel in Chalk Farm
Project Space 176 will host both the Zabludowicz collection and commissions by resident artists
Tate and Scottish National Gallery in talks to acquire d’Offay collection
Legendary dealer is thought to own 700 works worth £100m
Tate announces its exhibition schedule for 2007
Next year's schedule is packed with big names
Dealer who sold Turner masterpiece says it will go on public view in UK
Both the US National Gallery and Tate wanted to acquire The Dark Rigi but it was sold to a private collector
Tate reveals what it spent in response to Ofili controversy
In an unprecedented move, the gallery has published the cost of all its purchases for the last two years
Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition
The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels
Watchdog criticises Tate for Ofili purchase
The Charity Commission is now investigating all acquisitions made from artists while they were serving as trustees
Ziggurat extension for Tate
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, this addition to the museum will provide much needed exhibition space
How the US National Gallery and Tate were beaten to Turner masterpiece
The Dark Rigi has become embroiled in murky legal waters
Statue of King Entemena looted from Baghdad's National Museum recovered in New York
Following its disappearance in 2003 and an international sting, the Sumerian statue was retrieved
Sotheby’s Holbein will not be included in Tate show
Neither will the National Gallery’s Ambassadors which was judged too fragile to travel across London
France promised Mona Lisa to Mussolini to avert war: The untold story of Leonardo's 1939 Milan retrospective
King George VI loaned 19 of his best Leonardo drawings to Milan for the most important exhibition on the artist ever held
Owner of Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai has also loaned Modigliani to Dublin’s National Gallery
Horse breeder John Magnier has given seven other paintings to the institution for at least six years—exempting him from tax should the works be sold
V&A opens its £5.4m Islamic gallery
The new display is entirely funded by the Jameel family of Saudi Arabia
"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
