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Cuban collector’s heirs settle over Wifredo Lam painting that resurfaced in Miami
Artist’s son warns of real and fake works flowing out of Cuba
Deal or no deal? Phoenix Ancient Art sues Getty over billion-dollar Greek and Roman sculpture collection
The Swiss dealership says the museum cut it out of an arrangement to show the art, but the museum says they never had a deal
Berlin and Biesenbach, 25 years on
Klaus Biesenbach recalls co-founding the city’s influential KW Institute for Contemporary Art as a medical student
Israel can hide archaeological activity in West Bank, court rules
The decision, which allows secret digs, raises serious questions about transparency
Row in Rome over proposed plan to fence-off Spanish Steps
Opponents criticise anti-vandalism measures to seal off Roman staircase at night and to ban seating—and snacking—on it
Feminism and playfulness at heart of United Arab Emirates pavilion in Venice
Group show will include poet and film-director Nujoom Alghanem and recently graduated Sara Al Haddad <br> <br>
Russian protest artist Pyotr Pavlensky seeks political asylum in France
The artist and his family fled the country after the opening of an investigation against him for sexual assault
Is the Ringling Museum's Velázquez the real deal?
Scans reveal the Florida institution's portrait of Philip IV had a fashion-forward makeover
‘The Odyssey of Collecting’: Phillips to auction works from the Joy of Giving Something foundation
A 2014 sale of photographs from the non-profit's collection set an auction record
Manchester arts centre The Factory finally gets off the ground
Council has greenlighted Rem Koolhaas-designed, £110m home of city’s international festival <br>
Ferens Art Gallery reopens to celebrate Hull’s City of Culture year
Rare Renaissance paintings, Francis Bacon’s “Screaming Popes” and the Turner Prize will go on show in the refurbished space<br>
Estorick Collection gets a new look
Italian Modern art gallery reopens this week after £600,000 refurbishment
‘Exemplary’ Rialto Bridge restoration project finishes on time
Work on La Serenissima's oldest bridge is done, but official unveiling will take place during the Venice Biennale
The top ten museum acquisitions of 2016
From a $30m Gentileschi to the Beverly Hills home featured in the Big Lebowski, here's how institutions spent their cash last year
Poland's clampdown on its cultural institutes
Series of high-level dismissals shows the right-wing government’s tightening grip on the arts
Grand Palais closure means that Fiac, Paris Photo and La Biennale Paris must move out
Dealers hope relocation of fairs will not prove disruptive during historic venue’s refurbishment
How the estate of Thailand’s missing ‘Silk King’ was among the winners of Reagan’s 1986 Tax Reform Act
The sweeping legislation cleared a hefty tax bill for the heirs of American businessman Jim Thompson, whose home and collection in Bangkok was turned into a public museum
Trump’s promise of Reagan-style tax reforms causes alarm
1986 tax package put the squeeze on donations
The art market in 2017: perplexing times for pundits worldwide
Uncertainty is the name of the game, made unpredictable by international politics and an economic downturn in the Gulf
Post-Brexit: Victoria and Albert Museum show imagines Europe 2,000 years from now
Twelve artists have been commissioned to create works looking back on the present day from 4017<br> <br>
Kader Attia focuses on the politics and poetry of water during two-day event in Dakar
Initiative is part of the Sharjah Biennial’s ambitious off-site programme<br>
Old Master dealer Johnny Van Haeften opens gallery in London home
Dutch specialist decided against taking legal action over his Mayfair lease and left area after 40 years
Why US universities are investing in their art museums
Student demand, educational trends and a steady supply of cash spur expansions on campus<br>
French government places export bar on €15m Leonardo da Vinci drawing
State has 30 months to buy newly discovered work hailed as a “national treasure”<br> <br>
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum evacuated after security alert
Museum reopened less than two hours later as no threat found, police said
Florence acts to ensure Michelangelo's David remains sure-footed after recent earthquakes
Experts assess seismic stability of Galleria dell’Accademia and the rest of the city's treasures
Polish government acquires masterpieces by Leonardo and Rembrandt—but at what price?
The state has secured more than 80,000 works belonging to the Czartoryski dynasty
Dürer’s creative year in the Low Countries inspires exhibition
Curators hope to retrace the artist’s steps with paintings, drawings and copies of a lost journal





























