A broad range of rarely exhibited works tour the US

Daring to say “This is rare and beautiful” in new V&A Chinese gallery

They are also improving their Surrealism holdings

Glasnost has unveiled the ill kept secret of thousands of works of art, of archives and libraries taken to the USSR

The temple bell was taken from a Japanese island by American marines at the end of World War II

The safeguarding of these places of global, cultural importance will increase

Attack on ziggurat stopped by unknown American officer

A space for over 600 decorative arts objects

The stunning assemblage contains works by many Northern masters, including both the elder and younger Holbeins

The group of Lille and Soviet artists, designers, and architects will collaborate to produce an original culture park

Neither the U.S.A. nor G.B. have ratified it, despite having insisted, with Turkey, on the inclusion of an exemption clause for military necessity

After rebuilding work lasting ten years and costing $20 million, the Ringling Museum has been reopened to the public.

Stolen from Jos, Nigeria, Benin bronze turns up in Zürich auction house

Ruedi Staechelin appointed leadership role

Dig continues at Ain Dara to uncover a temple almost identical to that described in the Bible

Rotonda della Besana, Milan

Unlike in World War II, no commission exists to advise the military

With a notable appearance by Marie Raymond, mother of Yves Klein and a talented artist in her own right

Henry Ansbacher is said to have paid $15m (£7.5m) for the Spaniard’s copyright

While Russia tears down the images of Communism, there is a market in Germany for former artists of the regime

The Musées de France knew about it for nearly twenty years

Exploring the influence of immigrants and how the world moved on from the war

And not Isabella d’Este, Pacifica Brandano, Costanza d’Avalos, a cumulative female image—or Leonardo in drag

It’s all change at the Tate Gallery, as part of Nick Serota’s policy of rotating the collections

In a quiet month a chance to see some classic modern art

Dealers fear more forged prints may emerge

The bequest, one of the largest in the museum's history, includes three of Gertrude Stein’s Picassos

If the law is passed, sponsors will be granted legal provisions so they might better circumvent obstacles that complicate art funding

“Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen Scots: History and Myth” is on show, along with several groundbreaking seminars

The Tate curator discusses moving on from Fauvism and the relationship between originality and quality