Institutional boost for country’s rising art scene, but still only a handful of local collectors

Big-name artists and institutions are using Kickstarter to fund their projects

Under the leadership of Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, the March Meeting in Sharjah did not shy away from the pain, extremism and corruption of the world today

Two Indian sculptures were seized from Christie’s, New York ahead of Asia Week

Fourteen members of “Rathkeale Rovers” gang convicted, but many remain at large

US tax court’s valuation revision reduces estate taxes for heirs

Spotlight on the overshadowed female artists who helped to forge one of the mid-20th-century’s key art movements

Iraqi-born designer was the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize

Culture ministry has pledged €300m to safeguard museums and monuments including the Colosseum, Uffizi and Pompeii

New research leads curators to rip up the rulebook ahead of the Getty’s ambitious PST: LA/LA event

Decision puts to rest lengthy legal battle started by Pierre Konowaloff in 2008

Early reports indicate that ancient sites that survived the terrorist group’s destruction are in “good condition”

Renovated Czech cultural centre in Mitte will house temporary exhibitions

Old Master works by Orazio Gentileschi, Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez drawn into dispute

First dedicated exhibition space to open this summer

London museum will lend works and organise touring exhibitions in new design complex

Saudi artist and ex-army colonel Abdulnasser Gharem posts image on social media and condemns violence in the name of religion

Key proposals from culture minister Ed Vaizey’s statement include widening access to the arts and a protection fund for cultural heritage in combat zones

Police evacuate park near royal palace after abandoned suitcase found

Arts Council insists export licence is required for relic of the martyred Maid<br>