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>

Tsarist-era estate near Moscow joins "red route" for Chinese tourists

Chinese artist heads to home of Italian Old Masters, followed by Picasso

Documentary screened in Hong Kong this week revisits China as Bamboo Curtain was lifted in the 1980s

Research group to publish guide for artists and museums facing legal action

A new book describes the late collector's nine-year spending spree on images by famous and obscure photographers

Spaces in Bangladesh and Indonesia will strengthen cultural infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia