Victoria Stapley-Brown

A timewarp in every room: French château Azay-le-Rideau restored

A major overhaul of the house’s interiors will recreate different a historical period on each floor

Brooklyn Museum’s rehang of permanent galleries allows collection to shine

New director Anne Pasternak challenges the museum to be more “nimble”, as re-installed Egyptian, American and European displays open to the public

Mark Bradford to represent the US at the 57th Venice Biennale

Pavilion’s curator calls Bradford ‘the leading American abstract painter of his generation’

Belgium eliminates federal taskforce to fight trafficking in cultural property

Interior minister says art and antiquities crime is ‘not considered a priority’

Expert claims painting uncovered in a Toulouse attic is by Caravaggio

If it turns out to be real, it would be the biggest discovery of the artist’s work in almost 25 years

Le Corbusier’s freshly-restored Paris shelter to open to the public

Residents will give tours of the Salvation Army’s Cité de Refuge

Former managing director of the Centre Pompidou pleads guilty to misuse of public funds

Agnès Saal’s taxi bills raised an outcry in France over spending by high-level civil servants

Visitor research? There’s an app for that

Museums are using mobile technology to engage directly with their audiences and in future may use this data to boost their bottom lines too

Philippe Apeloig on the art of the museum logo

The graphic designer who has worked with several institutions discusses its raison d’être

Theftsnews

Centre Pompidou’s stolen Picasso goes back on show after 15 years

Painting was recovered in 2014 after interception by vigilant US customs officers

The many facets of Isaac Mizrahi: Victoria Stapley-Brown on the designer's Jewish Museum survey

"I can hardly believe it, I’m floating on this cloud," the artist says of the exhibition

Dig this: archaeology crowdfunding site launches campaign for Bronze Age excavation

Supporters will be invited to participate in uncovering a rare burial mound in northwest England this summer

Lawnews

‘Cols rouges’ lawyers push for dismissal as long-awaited trial opens in Paris

Defence have made several arguments to cancel the prosecution, but the case continues this week

Homegrown philanthropy fuels the new Speed Art Museum

Decade of renovation ends with marathon opening for expanded gallery

Guy Cogeval will continue as the Musée d’Orsay’s director for another year

Contract renewed despite staff challenges to his leadership and ability to continue in the role

Marc-Olivier Wahler announced as the next director of Broad MSU

The role has been empty since the death of founding director Michael Rush last year

Tiffany opulence returns to Park Avenue Armory

Veterans Room, a jewel of the eclectic 19th-century American Aesthetic movement, reopens after $8.3m Herzog & de Meuron-led restoration

Looted Pissarro work to return to France

La bergère rentrant des moutons, seized by Nazis in 1941, has been hanging in an Oklahoma university museum since 2000

A timeline of African American history, told through quilts

Pieces in the Bruce Museum show cover cultural milestones and important figures, from the early Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells to 1967 Supreme Court case about interracial marriage

France to get its first Moroccan Cultural Centre in 2018

The project will be funded entirely by the Kingdom of Morocco

'Dear New Yorkers, tear down those walls': Tania Bruguera to stage public vote on immigration

Referendum performance is part of the Rubin Foundation’s political art show When Artists Speak Truth…

Music and masterpieces matched up at the Met

The museum’s new Sight & Sound concert series pairs paintings and performances

Cheikhmous Ali: the Syrian archaeologist who doesn’t take sides

As the fifth anniversary of the Syrian civil war approaches, he continues to document the destruction and looting of the country’s heritage from France and Turkey, with the help of a network of volunteers on the ground

Booksnews

Seven tips from the top: essential job advice from US museum directors

In a new book out this month, industry leaders open up about role models, wrong turns and hard-won lessons