The $100m initiative, inspired by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, will be presented at a conference in Abu Dhabi this week

The Second Protocol of the Hague Convention was met with strong resistance from Western military powers when it was adopted in 1999

Latest delay announced on eve of Abu Dhabi summit co-organised by France and the Emirate

Christoph Wiesner, the artistic director of Paris Photo, identifies new trends in collecting ahead of the fair’s 20th edition

Pierre Le Guennec changes his story claiming artist's wife gave him 271 works in rubbish bag

Sotheby's confirms painting shown at the Met attributed to Parmigianino now under suspicion

US collector refunded by Sotheby’s after tests reveal modern materials in “Frans Hals” painting &nbsp;<br> <br>

Sotheby's refunds buyer of Frans Hals once owned by Giulano Ruffini

Fakes scandals and threat of terrorism just some of the problems faced by the Paris art fair’s organisers

After Versailles, the Louvre is the latest institution caught up in forgery case involving Kraemer and Aaron galleries

French president François Hollande builds global coalition to protect cultural heritage

Collection remains vulnerable to rising waters until a planned superstore outside Paris opens in 2019

French collector Giulano Ruffini claims to have found and sold other paintings later attributed to Old Masters

The forger Shaun Greenhalgh’s boast that he made this chalk drawing may be fantasy, but claims that it is the work of Leonardo continue to be seen as equally dubious

Billionaire collector strikes deal with city’s mayor to convert historic stock exchange

Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana have attracted more than 2 million visitors over the past decade, and Parisians may soon see more of the billionaire’s collection too

French novel about fictional master forger is being studied by French police for clues

After Malaga, Asia will be the next to get branded exhibition spaces

Old Master works by Orazio Gentileschi, Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez drawn into dispute

Judge orders investigation into the work’s provenance and authenticity

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

A French team could return to sites like Susa, where the museum uncovered the Code of Hammurabi

The big ticket show holds few surprises but plenty of public appeal

Art dealing dynasty facing tax and money laundering charges

Louvre director’s plan calls for co-ordinated response to destruction in Syria and Iraq

Art world divided over best response in weekend after 13 November terrorist atrocities