Recommendations from Savoy-Sarr report into restitution by French museums may contravene the country’s laws

Comprehensive analysis of 29 pieces from ten institutions could be “the best weapon against forgery”

Statements come just days after the release of a controversial French report on the restitution of African artefacts

Difficulties began when the museum asked HW Architecture to work pro bono

Announcement comes after controversial report urged the president to return works taken “without consent” in the colonial period

A new report on the status of African objects in French museums will urge the president to return works taken “without consent” in the colonial period

Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronière will remain on loan to the museum for another year

The judgement comes after two experts found the painting was made with modern synthetic pigments

More than 30 conservators will treat paintings and sculptures, seven years after French culture ministry halted reckless cleaning of two panels

A new show at the Musée du Louvre reunites 500 of the collector's artefacts, showing his admiration for Italian art across the ages

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed plans to develop Al-Ula Province one day after Turkish officials announced killing of Saudi journalist

The work, seized by the pro-Nazi Vichy government, had been lent to an exhibition at the Musée Marmottan

The auction of art, antiques and works of art was cancelled an hour after its supposed start time following private deal

One stand is closed down in a vetting crackdown at the French art fair, which organisers say can return to its former glory if "dealers would stop bickering"

Do falling exhibitor and visitor numbers at La Biennale Paris signal the beginning of the end for this once world-class art fair?

Maurizio Seracini concurs that the painting sold by Sotheby’s in 2012 is a modern forgery

Franco-American scion of art dealing dynasty was accused of hiding art and other property worth hundreds of millions of euros from French authorities

Paris court decision ends legal saga that began in 1991, when the artist died without an heir

"This may raise many important Holocaust issues for the French market," Christie’s says

Dmitry Rybolovlev's $450m windfall from Salvator Mundi sale undermined fraud allegation, report says, but criminal cases against Bouvier in Europe are ongoing

Ancient object—initially believed to be a toe—perfectly fits the hand of ancient bronze statue in Rome's Musei Capitolini

After a difficult first series of auctions last December, Drouot holds more sales in June to disperse holdings of bankrupt French firm

Laurent and Olivier Kraemer charged with organised fraud and money laundering in ongoing investigation over so-called "fake Boulles"

The rushed deaccessioning—to fund the acquisition of another work from neighbouring Quebec—raised a storm of criticism

We exclusively reveal the details of the plans for a “historic” collaboration

Heritage expert calls for new government taskforce to guide provenance research and even rule on restitution cases

As museum's teaser show opens in the Belgian capital, its president, Serge Lasvignes, tells us about branching out from Paris

Jean-Luc Martinez says the museum’s international projects have skyrocketed over the past five years

The country is due to sign a massive contract with the kingdom to turn Mada’in Saleh and the Al-Ula region into a cultural tourism destination

Françoise Nyssen proposed lending the work as a way to fight “cultural segregation”