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

Institutions remember the turbulent period and consider its legacy

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

Hauteville House revamp includes overhaul of furniture and facades overseen by the Les Misérables creator

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

Charles Le Brun project at Vaux-le-Vicomte, halted by a financial scandal at Louis XIV’s court, will be completed with video projection

The 27th edition of Salon du Dessin at Palais Brongniart assembles 39 dealers from Europe and the US

Japanese collector was catapulted into the limelight when he spent $110m on a Basquiat, which is currently on 'world tour'

Digital publication will draw on team of journalists in Paris and a network of global correspondents

Guillaume Houzé says that his new Marais venue will be less corporate and more creative

French museum became first cultural institution to secure ties with Islamic regime after sanctions lifted in 2016

One attempt was made in 1953 to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II and another for the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066

The British Museum has the space and facilities to restore the embroidery, which is returning to England for first time in 940 years

Exhibition of 50 Greek, Roman and Persian artefacts is "first large-scale exhibition by a major Western museum in Iran"

Known as the Bangwa Queen, the object was either given to or looted by the German colonial agent Gustav Conrau

State stepped in and purchased major pieces by important female sculptor at auction

Longtime arts and heritage patron Olivier de Rohan denounces the increasing influence of external bodies on museums' creative decisions