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Major restoration projects mark 50th anniversary of Venice and Florence floods

Save Venice and Friends of Florence are collaborating on the conservation of paintings and drawings in the two Italian cities

People of Geneva say ‘non’ to museum extension designed by Jean Nouvel

The proposal for the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire is sent back to the drawing board after 54% vote against it<br>

Putin and Hollande back Paris show to reunite Modern master collection from Russia

Billionaire Bernard Arnault jumps at chance to present art seized by Lenin from Sergei Shchukin

Bonhams fires eight in Hong Kong including deputy chairman for Asia, Magnus Renfrew

The former Art Basel Hong Kong director says he was 'surprised and disappointed' by the decision

The importance of being an artist’s assistant

Memories of Warhol, Rauschenberg and Jack Goldstein, among others, inspire exhibition

The photographer of Aleppo who refuses to be defeated by the Syrian war

Issa Touma hopes to restage international photo festival in beleaguered city

Prado responds to Bosch downgrades by cancelling Dutch loans

Madrid museum still allows The Haywain to be centrepiece of blockbuster show in artist’s home town

The pioneers who took art out of the white cube

Artangel’s co-directors look back on 25 years of ambitious commissions

India’s rivers will flow through Kochi Biennale

Artist Sudarshan Shetty to curate exhibition that has drawn a million visitors

Imran Qureshi’s miniatures take over London’s Barbican—and a park in Bradford

The Pakistani artist will paint an Indian garden in Lister Park, drawing on the experiences of the British Indian army 100 years ago

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Israel Museum’s longstanding and well-connected director to step aside

In new role US-born James Snyder will continue to foster Jerusalem institution’s global relationships<br>

Gerhard Richter slams proposed closure of Germany's Museum Morsbroich

Plans to shut institution and sell its seminal Modern and contemporary works are "alarming" artist says

Armchair archaeologists reveal details of life in ancient Egypt

Online volunteers uncover shopping lists, hangover cures and a match-fixing agreement among Oxyrhynchus papyri fragments

Brain drain at Sotheby’s as Henry Wyndham the latest to leave

Chairman will take a six-month break before deciding what’s next

Moscow judge extends detention of Russian protest artist

A cheery Pyotr Pavlensky demanded again in the courtroom to be tried as a terrorist for his political performances against the Russian government

Opera-loving artist Raqib Shaw to show new paintings at Glyndebourne

Artist is the second to be selected for White Cube pop-up gallery at the music festival

Meet the five surprising arts figures behind the Republican presidential candidates

As the race to the White House heats up, we look at the unlikely advisers that back the leading contenders

Statue stolen from Mussolini’s Roman villa to be returned

The work’s current owner voluntarily turned it over to authorities