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Declassified papers reveal Margaret Thatcher’s spirited campaign to get the Thyssen collection
But the British prime minister was thwarted by the baron’s Spanish wife and her sick dog, so the works ended up in Madrid
Russian and Syrian forces retake Palmyra from Isil
But culture experts remain cautious as extent of damage at the ancient site is assessed
Gustav Metzger, auto-destructive art trailblazer, has died aged 90
Lifelong activist was “one of the truly radical artists of the 20th century”, says Hans Ulrich Obrist
US mini-satellite could help to monitor destruction in Palmyra
As Isil retreats from ancient Syrian city US non-profit hopes to raise funds to launch "cubesat"
All you need is LOVE (and a good conservator)
The Indianapolis Museum of Art restores sculpture by Robert Indiana
Former Met curator speaks candidly about the New York museum's current challenges
George Goldner, who led the museum’s department of prints and drawings for two decades, says it needs to reassess its priorities
Hong Kong stays buoyant despite turbulence in the Western market
Art Basel in Hong Kong has turned the city’s fortunes around, art-wise, but the city’s cultural infrastructure still has some way to go
Central London to get a new arts hub by 2019
Cromwell Place is intended primarily for galleries but will provide space for non-selling exhibitions too
Sale of Pontormo portrait prompts calls for reform of UK export system
New York hedge-fund manager is the latest foreign buyer to refuse a matching offer from a UK museum
Chinese artists will be out in force at this year’s Venice Biennale
Pioneers and rising stars have been picked for the main exhibition by the Centre Pompidou curator Christine Macel
Trump’s travel ban denounced by curators and artists
Institutional leaders say such restrictions would have grave consequences on exhibitions, research and the future of cultural exchange
Metropolitan Museum director Thomas Campbell resigns
The news comes as the New York museum tackles financial problems, sheds staff, cuts down on shows and postpones a $600m project
Should Munich contemporary art museum reveal or obscure its Nazi history?
British architect David Chipperfield’s proposal to restore the Haus der Kunst sparks furore
Scholar accuses Musée d’Orsay of attack on freedom of expression
Van Gogh expert upset after essays dropped from French catalogue amid ongoing dispute over newly discovered sketchbook
Foundation uses crowdfunding to raise $65,000 to restore work by female Old Master
The Last Supper scene by the 16th-century nun Plautilla Nelli is due to go on show in 2018
Paul Walter, the voracious New York collector, connoisseur and bon vivant pioneered photography collecting, has died
He was able to focus on the rare and the unique, and this was something the others learned from
Laurence des Cars named new director of Musée d’Orsay
Head of Musée de l’Orangerie replaces Guy Cogeval who will run an affiliated research centre
The art fair is dead, long live the art fair
Already suffering from fair-tigue? A former director ponders how the format must evolve to survive