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Russian archaeologists uncover ancient Persian stele inscribed with a message from King Darius I

Discovery in Phanagoria, the ancient Greek site near Crimea, is of "international significance"

German culture minister promises to reform Limbach Commission after mounting criticism

Nazi-era loot expert panel has no Jewish member and has mediated just 13 cases since 2003

Contemporary African art to take centre stage at Fondation Louis Vuitton

Three major shows are planned for Paris museum next year, including one featuring collection of Jean Pigozzi

Magnus app founder hits back at critics

Move towards "greater and greater" transparency cannot be stopped, he says

JR unveils show-stopping athletes in time for Rio Olympics

Project is French artist's second major venture in Brazilian city after work in favela in 2008

Pressure mounts for US museums to increase diversity at the top

Stark findings from two high-profile studies are pushing the sector to act on ethnic diversity—but not everyone agrees on what to do<br>

Public art cancelled in Rio due to cultural budget cuts

An installation by the Italian artist Giancarlo Neri is the most recent project to lose funding during Brazil's economic crisis

Bill Viola to unveil second work in St Paul’s Cathedral

New multi-screen video installation depicting the Virgin Mary, along with the companion Martyrs work, cost £2.5m to make and install

Juergen Teller to curate Robert Mapplethorpe show in London

November exhibition at Alison Jacques gallery coincides with what would have been the US artist’s 70th birthday

Curators' tour of the new Tate Modern

As gallery attracts more than one million visitors in opening month, Catherine Wood, Achim Borchardt-Hume and Matthew Gale pick the works that take pride of place

Artists divided over Rio Olympic Games

Doubts hang over city's ability to provide public services during event as Brazil's financial troubles deepen

National Museum of Oman opens in Muscat

Institution to focus on the display and conservation of the sultanate’s cultural heritage from prehistory to the present

Turkish painter and journalist Zehra Doğan arrested

Her art and writing has reportedly been used against her as evidence of ties to “illegal” Kurdish organisation

America™: Alfredo Jaar’s controversial 1987 billboard work lights up London’s Piccadilly Circus

Donald Trump’s immigration policies make Logo for America more urgent than ever, the Chilean-born artist says

Stolen Salvador Dalí and Tamara de Lempicka works recovered

The two pieces were taken in 2009 from a Dutch museum during opening hours

Meet Udnie, Picabia’s muse and America’s first supermodel

Biographer uncovers identity of avant-garde artist’s model and tells the story of her tragic life

‘Mad ambience’ of 1960s Mali depicted in Malick Sidibé’s first major UK solo show

Somerset House exhibition is among slew of projects coming to London during 1:54 contemporary African art fair

Louvre-Lens to restore Le Brun lost after the French Revolution

Painting of Christ once owned by the Sun King went missing for 200 years and was almost completely obscured by age and layers of dirt

Turmoil at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum

Fears abound for the collection-rich, cash-poor Hawaiian institution

Times are a-changing for Italian museums

Deadline passes for ad seeking nine museum directors, but who will get the jobs?

Robert Irwin plays with light and dark in Marfa

Californian artist’s permanent installation opens in the Texan town that Donald Judd put on the map

Three to see: New York

Travel to Queens with the Ramones and survey the legacy of the Seljuq dynasty at the Met

Three to see: London

From Eggleston's portraits of America to a hot Latin summer south of the river

Rachel Whiteread unveils first major permanent commission in the US

Site-specific concrete cabin stands on a 40ft hill overlooking New York Harbour

All aboard the Mary Rose: Henry VIII’s fully restored warship opens to the public

Visitors will be able to see the Tudor king's favourite vessel up close as protective barriers come down

Long Museum Chongqing tackles Cultural Revolution with rare show of paintings

Decade of terror remains a highly sensitive subject in China, but that may now be changing

How far can developers gentrify the artist hub of Red Hook?

New projects are looming, but there are still around 150 artists’ studios in the Brooklyn neighbourhood

New show reveals grisly details behind Van Gogh’s mutilated ear

The exhibition in Amsterdam focuses on the artist’s mental illness and includes the revolver that he used to kill himself

Wake-up call: climate change is serious threat to our heritage

As the Unesco World Heritage Committee convenes in Istanbul, a recent report by the organisation highlights sites under threat from global warming<br>

Major Danish museum returns looted antiquities to Italy

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen will hand over around 500 items acquired in the 1970s