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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
Giant Portuguese cock takes flight for Beijing and Shanghai
Ten-metre-high illuminated sculpture was originally created for Rio de Janeiro
Will Les Demoiselles d’Avignon return to Paris?
Vuitton museum to show Modern masterpieces from MoMA
Owner of Zoffany painting destroyed in fire could receive £4m from UK government
Clandon Park, a country mansion in Surrey, was severely damaged by blaze in 2015
Tapestry of Sabra and Shatila massacres could hang next to Picasso’s Guernica
Palestinian art collector has commissioned a wall hanging based on Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s drawing, which is now in the Tate
Patti Smith and Vanessa Bell in joint photography show at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Exhibition will include Bell’s images of the Bloomsbury set and Smith’s shots of the group’s country retreat<br>
Three to see: New York
From opulent ancien régime metalwork to Dubuffet's elegant drawings
Russian ambassador dies after being shot at art centre in Turkey
Andrei Karlov was fatally shot in terrorist attack at photography exhibition in Ankara, Russia’s foreign ministry says
New edition of Paris Tableau to open in Brussels next year
Old Masters fair ended in Paris last year but will launch in Belgium instead with 20 international galleries
Jennifer Scott first woman to be appointed Dulwich Picture Gallery director
Scott will take the reins at the south London venue in its 200th anniversary year<br>
Three to see: New York
From feminist art to the last years of Max Beckmann
Tattoo parlour for senior citizens among works revealed for Sculpture Projects Münster 2017
Project by US artist Michael Smith will be joined by “virtually invisible footbridge” and sculpture of destroyed city buildings <br>
Royal Academy president to show new compositions in US
Christopher Le Brun's latest paintings respond, in part, to music
Indian right-wing groups target Jaipur Art Summit over semi-nude painting
Artist attacked for creating “obscene” work and pictures snatched off the walls during incident
Jenny Holzer creates Walt Whitman poetry piece for New York Aids memorial
The long-awaited monument stands in the West Village near St Vincent’s hospital—but is not yet open to the public
Team led by US artist Leo Villareal wins design competition to light up London’s Thames
The ambitious Illuminated River initiative will be interactive and eco-friendly <br>
Sydney Opera House roof gets special soundcheck
Getty grant helps to modernise tap-test of city’s tile-clad landmark
Three to see: New York
From the weight of history to light-footed ballerinas
Show of Syrian artists to inaugurate Rem Koolhaas’s first UAE building
Multi-purpose space, called Concrete, is at the heart of burgeoning Alserkal Avenue art district<br> <br>
Francis Alÿs to create new work inspired by his frontline experiences in Mosul
Belgian artist’s wartime commission will go on show in the Iraq Pavilion at the Venice Biennale<br> <br>
Iconoclasm rejected “by all God-given religions”, declares the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
President Hollande and UAE set up $45m fund and support “safe havens” for heritage at risk
Fire at California artists’ collective claims 33 lives
The Oakland warehouse, known as the Ghost Ship, had been under investigation for safety violations
Royal Academy to reassemble Charles I’s art for blockbuster anniversary show
Organised with the Royal Collection, the 2018 exhibition should feature paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Mantegna owned by the ill-fated Stuart monarch



























