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Germany could pay $3m to borrow Tehran’s Modern art
Negotiations include huge loan fee part of which will help fund revamp of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
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Traditional Afghan artists will bring ‘living art’ to the heart of the US
Artisans set up shop at Smithsonian for show championing Kabul’s talent as terrorist threats mount at home
Secrets of Miró’s Mallorcan studios to be revealed
Artist covered the walls of one in graffiti, keeping another pristine
Spending review signals grim divide in UK
No cuts for national museums but regionals face ripple effect of reduced funding for local authorities
Holocaust survivor’s art last seen in Cuba
US foundation claims Castro regime seized paintings that Hitler failed to steal
Lawyers battle to tip balance of evidence before Knoedler trial
Both sides seek to exclude key witnesses and evidence from the forgery case which is set to begin on 25 January
Neil MacGregor announces last acquisitions before retiring from the British Museum
Outgoing director’s portrait by Wolfgang Tillmans and a Lampedusa Cross among works added to collection
Human rights group raises fears over artists imprisoned in Tunisia
Five men have been sentenced under Law52, the anti-drugs legislation enforced by the country’s former president
Margaret Thatcher collection snapped up at Christie’s auction
Former prime minister’s belongings attract bidders from 41 countries
Speed Art Museum asks artists to dig into Kentucky history
Five artists are creating site-specific commissions for Louisville ahead of museum's reopening
Swiss scholar Corinne Diserens to curate Taipei Biennial
Tenth edition will focus on the role of museums and institutional bureaucracy
Getty brings Latin American artists to Los Angeles
Foundation is providing cash for residencies in the city ahead of 2017 programme of exhibitions and events
Venice Biennale’s Iraq Pavilion show to travel to Belgium and Brazil
Invisible Beauty exhibition features works by five Iraqi artists
Artistic director of Also Known As Africa resigns over decision to cancel
Timothée Chaillou not consulted over postponement of new Paris art fair
An Impressionist garden grows in the Bronx
The New York Botanical Garden plans to celebrate its 125th anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to American Impressionism
Venice mayor threatens to sell a Chagall or Klimt
The cash-strapped city is considering selling "non-Venetian" works from its museums to pay for public services such as schools
Art world mourns murder of Indian artist Hema Upadhyay
Internationally acclaimed artist has had shows at the Pompidou, the Ullens Center and the Mori Art Museum
The Buck Stopped Here: Dorothy Cross’s shark tales, living in flux with Frank Auerbach, plus Jim Shaw and Susan Hiller
Lina Bo Bardi's radical displays return to Museu de Arte de São Paulo
Modernist architect's glass easels, which make paintings seemingly float, were removed in 1990s<br> <br>
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Regional UK museums given boost to acquire works by leading contemporary British artists
Contemporary Art Society and Sfumato Foundation launch Great Works scheme to combat London bias
Daniel Silver to create new sculpture celebrating work of Oxford nurses
Three Figures will be part of public art scheme around former Radcliffe Infirmary