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Ethiopian restitution claims at the British Museum: The Art Newspaper Investigates

British Museum holds collection of objects seized at battle of Maqdala

Forgeriesarchive

Five men charged in Jerusalem forgery case

They stand accused of faking an inscription on an antiquity for financial gain

Iranarchive

Franco-Iranian accord decrees the two nations will collaborate in archaeological ventures

Two heads are better than one, as the question of how best to preserve historic ruins is yet to receive a definitive answer

Lettersarchive

Letter: Director argues MoMA is misrepresented

From Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

The Basel Ancient Art Fair set to launch this November

The fair will occupy the space in the fair calendar left bare by the now-defunct Cultura

Venice Biennale gets two women curators

Appointment of Maria Corral and Rosa Martinez announced

Mark Haworth-Booth leaves V&A after 34 years

Achievements include inaugurating the museum's permanent photography gallery

Times stirs controversy over new V&A galleries

Misunderstanding regarding removed objects clarified

Contemporary auction sales report: British art makes the great leap

Bacon and Auerbach triumphed as Sotheby’s and Christie’s racked up impressive totals

June 2004archive

18th-century statue of St James removed from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Officials feared the sculpture, which depicts the national saint slaying a Moor, would offend Muslims

Interview with Susan Hiller: Her new work Clinic and the human quest for a visionary, mystical experience

American artist’s most recent piece is based on three years of research on the internet

Newsarchive

Warhol Foundation gives $10 million to artists

The money is being given to Creative Capital, a nonprofit picking up the slack in arts funding

Booksarchive

New V&A contemporary design series

Includes titles exploring fashion, photography, craft and architecture

Politicsarchive

Disagreement between France and Spain on cultural protectionism

President Aznar of Spain stated that cultural protectionism was “the refuge of a country whose culture is in decline”

Newsarchive

Landslide warning at Macchu Picchu

Geologists have found the land on the steep slope at the back of the fortress is sliding down at a rate of a centimetre a month

Museumsarchive

Communist museum for Warsaw

It will include displays of photographs and posters, pieces of barbed wire, tools and clothes from the Gulags

Mesopotamian art from University of Pennsylvania continues US tour

Highlights from the university's museum on show in 'Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur'

Newsarchive

Warhol board hits back against The Art Newspaper report

The panel has attracted controversy for refusing to authenticate works attributed by their owners to Warhol

Infamous faker Guy Hain's bronzes sold at auction

Should the contents of his studio have been sold or destroyed?

Francearchive

Franco-German accord on cultural diversity

Accord reflects fear of American cultural imperialism

Marion True hearing postponed to March

Postponement is due to document translation troubles

Auctionsarchive

Rothschild sale brought British collectors out

Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million

Lettersarchive

Warhol authenticity?

Ada Berkowitz, New York

Tate director, Nicholas Serota: Recent art is patrimony too

Serota discusses export laws and what is truly significant to public collections

Art marketarchive

A rare Roman bronze statue attracts considerable interest in Christie's December sale

Valued at $3 million, Roman bronze statue also boasts impeccable provenance