The museum is trying to raise £8.8 million to keep the works in the UK

An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book

The drawings will also be in their own catalogue, separate to the rest of the exhibition

Ownership dispute has been set aside for joint study and digitisation of the world’s oldest bible

Conversely, the University of Edinburgh has ruled against returning their own war loot

He will also fund a replica better suited to the British climate

Is this a prelude to its sale to the gallery?

The museum has announced an ambitious development project which could cost up to £135 million

“Turks: A journey of a thousand years 600-1600” and “Turner, Whistler, Monet” have been wildly successful

In the latest incident, eight Italian Renaissance plaquettes worth £500,000 were taken

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