The Art Newspaper
European Parliament approves the Directive on the Restitution of Cultural Goods
There are concerns however about how effective or restrictive this regulation will be
Tate considers magazine
A publication is planned for the gallery, with a pilot projected for September
Edinburgh acquires Raphael drawing
It is now the National Gallery's second drawing by Raphael
Malévich to be exhibited in Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia
The exhibition will show just 42 pictures from the early 19th century, including “Black square on a white ground”
Spain has no official record of Islamic collector
Negotiations between David Nasser Khalili and British government ongoing
National Gallery: new loans, new acquisitions
The Buccleuch Leonardo, the Halifax Titian plus two fine Danish purchases
A closer look at the National Gallery's conservation efforts
All together now for the relaunched Technical Bulletin
Bacon joins art greats in illustrating Premier Cru Classé label
From Bacon, to Bacchus
430 unknown drawings by Modigliani brought to light as the son of the artist's best friend releases a new book
The works were collected day by day, from 1907 to 1914, by Paul Alexandre during the artist’s stay in Paris
Annual conferences meet in London and Seattle to discuss identity, display, and art history
The Association of Art Historians will meet at the Tate Gallery, while 5000 will gather for the College Art Association conference in the US
A look at the best of new art books
Books on non-Western art, women artists, and from the new art history
Over 150 ancient and Medieval Egyptian sites hit by October earthquake
Unesco is coordinating a restoration programme for buildings from the Pyramid of Cheops to the Blue Mosque
Digital visual library expands
Interactive Home Systems partners with National Gallery and Seattle Art Museum
World War II ends for a small town in eastern Germany as treasures are finally returned
Church valuables were dispersed in 1945, reunited in 1992, and return home in 1993
Art Basel's space dedicated to graphics will split with fair's core site
This new arrangement clears the way for developments implemented to give dealers further exposure
Laser scanners becoming central to stone conservation
Merseyside museums lead the way in applying new technology to stone conservation
Should the Tate Gallery split?
We asked leading figures in the art world whether the Tate should divide into the British Collections and a museum of international modern art: all but one were in favour
Ethiopian football fans demand return of Axum obelisk looted by Mussolini
Official campaign for restitution of sculptured stele
The Uffizi’s “Wounded warrior” is a Greek original
It was previously believed that the statue was a copy
The V&A recruits European talent
Dr Norbert Jopek to join Sculpture department
Japanese barter the restoration of Urbino’s walls in exchange for a Raphael exhibition
Florence's soprintendente has described the proposal as “blackmail”
The Getty Kouros: The masterpiece versus fake debate continues
Perhaps it is better to journey than to arrive, as the authentication process of this work has encouraged significant research into kouroi sculpture
Agnew’s 175th anniversary: the memoirs of a senior partner, Dick Kingzett
A vanished variety of collectors: the priest, the Russian in exile, the actor, the V&A Keeper, the German and Dutch aesthetes—and a millionaire
Sleeper found at Sotheby's found to be genuine fifteenth-century sculpture
Very few bronzes survive from this period, making the piece a remarkable find
French bronze founders propose action against forgery
Syndicat Général des Fondeurs de France decide on a code of conduct and a central register
Peter Halley goes to court as Sonnabend and Gagosian squabble over contracts
Not exactly Queensberry Rules
Banca Toscana to sponsor restoration of Cimabue’s altarpiece “Maestà”
The structure that replaced the wooden support has caused the 13th century Madonna to rupture
Warburg digitises census of art available to Renaissance audiences
Access Apollo Belvedere and friends on computer now