A lottery grant of £11.5 million may not be enough to keep the painting at the National Gallery

Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum

“The Madonna of the pinks” may have been painted for a nun in Perugia

While the Warka Vase has been accounted for, reports suggest that the cylinder seal collection has vanished

£31 million raised so far

The American-born benefactor bought rare books and manuscripts for over 20 years

Another show will take place in Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton

A mysterious donor gives the Tate £12.5 million to buy Reynolds’ Omai but the Armouries fail to get Lottery support for two armours

An export licence deferral is now expected as the set of 19 watercolours sold to a Glasgow bookshop for a pittance in 2000 were sold to an overseas collector out from under the Tate

American army says it was aware of the risks, but did not protect the building as Iraqi nationals overwhelmed staff who attempted to defend the collection

The 2001-2 recordings reflect struggling economy, registering a drop in art sponsorship since the millennium

Solicitors for John Edwards’ estate deny that his lover has inherited the art

Oxford professor launches detailed technical study of all works attributed to Leonardo to be completed by major exhibitions in 2006

Tate and the National Gallery reverse longstanding softly, softly policy over purchases to try to retain masterpieces

The booking was cancelled after the decision received backlash from the British Museum

The key to the mayor’s plan is “diversity”

The claim is for a bound 290-folio missal which appears to have disappeared in 1943

John Debbaut joins Nicholas Serota at Tate

Government policy promotes Free Admission

"Turner Worldwide" catalogue completion

A complete picture of the post-Impressionist master that does not shy away from his 20th-century activity

Including a reproduction of the declaration in full

English Heritage’s first “State of the Nation” report appeals for tax changes to help save country houses

Is the Anglo-Saxon cross shaft found at auction among tractor parts a $500,000 treasure or not?

New Acropolis Museum director Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis is calling on the British Museum to return its sculptures on long-term loan.

Objects sold by former owner

Unesco sends out conflicting press releases

Unconfirmed reports suggest Ronald Lauder is the purchaser

Cuauhtémoc Medina has nabbed the position, intended to broaden the Tate's sights beyond Europe and North America