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British doubts over Joan of Arc’s ring
French owner petitions the Queen after relic is taken across the Channel following export licence faux pas
Hidden antiquities stash discovered in diplomatic car travelling from Jordan to Jerusalem
The local driver was arrested on antiquities smuggling charges last week and has been released on bail
Bronx Museum postpones show after Cuba halts loans to US
State-owned works of art risk seizure to satisfy $7bn of claims by Americans
Third copyright lawsuit filed against Richard Prince for appropriating Sid Vicious photo
The artist is accused of using a London photographer’s image of the Sex Pistol’s bassist in an Instagram work
Helen Mirren testifies in support of Holocaust art restitution bill
The actress appeared with other advocates in Washington, DC to speak at a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing
Walter Benjamin’s reading list of crime and classics revealed
Philosopher’s little black book of books included in Berlin show by artist and author Edmund de Waal
Artists invited to illuminate the river Thames
Ambitious project to transform central London’s bridges is backed by Rothschild family and city’s mayor
Shake up in Moscow’s contemporary art scene
Police question former director of National Centre for Contemporary Arts in connection to corruption investigation
Grand Palais closes as the Seine continues to rise
Huang Yong Ping’s Monumenta commission among the shows temporarily shut down in a “preventive measure”
‘Imagine how easy Keith Haring is to fake’
The dealer and author Richard Polsky explains why he is brave enough to authenticate works by Haring and Basquiat
From illicit art to fresh blood: four of the biggest challenges facing museums today
Museum professionals gathered in Washington, DC, to survey the state of the field at the annual AAM conference
Court of Appeal upholds ruling that Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ belongs to east London
Sculpture could be returned by the end of the year—providing a secure site is found
US Senate committee submits private museum findings to Internal Revenue Service
Limited opening hours, visits by appointment only and founders’ out-of-hours access to collections transferred to non-profit foundations are among senators' concerns
National Gallery of Art names next Mellon lecturer
Historian to explore frontier spirit in American art
Will Helsinki ever get a Guggenheim?
Doubts grow over crucial government funding as the once-friendly Finnish political climate deteriorates