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Judge orders destruction of convicted artist’s ‘indecent’ collection
Police say it is an offence to view the works seized from Graham Ovenden
Hiker discovers 1,200-year-old Viking sword in Norway
Archaeologist says climate change could result in more ancient objects resurfacing in the far North
Have mummies, will travel
CT scans reveal secrets of Field Museum’s Peruvian and Egyptian treasures before they are sent on the road
Gilbert and George unveil their ten commandments
New banner works began as a performance, while artists plan to record 3,500 “fuckosophies” on vinyl
Nottingham Contemporary gets a new director
Sam Thorne takes the reins after joining Tate St Ives only last year
Dasha Zhukova backs $1m artist residency at MIT
The Russian arts patron credits her microbiologist mother for an interest in science and technology
What is art for? The Art Newspaper’s 25th anniversary debate
Neil MacGregor sums up the evidence in wide-ranging inquisition into the role of art
European artists free to paint the town red (and yellow and orange)
European Union climbs down over plans to ban cadmium paint pigment
British Museum helps ‘prepare for aftermath’ of Isil
Iraqi archaeologists to be trained in reconstruction of heritage sites under scheme funded by £3m government grant
Florence Baptistery hauls down the scaffolding in time for Papal visit
€2m restoration of eight marble outer walls took 21 months
Bath-based museum needs another £61,000 to acquire rare oil sketch by Thomas Lawrence
Painting’s 19-year-old subject lined up as “poster boy” for the Holburne Museum’s centenary
The Art Fund calls for overhaul of UK export regulations
Public collections have missed out on the chance to permanently acquire a work by Rembrandt after license application is withdrawn
London mayor calls for new artists’ studios and cultural spaces
Plea comes as Boris Johnson publishes guidance for councils, planners and developers on protecting arts venues
Sotheby’s holds first online-only auction in partnership with Artsy
Most works, by emerging and established artists, are valued at less than $50,000
First museum exhibition in Greece for Italian Arte Povera artist Mario Merz
Show comes as publication date for his catalogue raisonné is announced for next autumn
Brick by brick: Ai Weiwei crowdsources Lego for new political work
Toy maker has refused to supply materials for artist’s installation in Melbourne
Polish Op artist Wojciech Fangor dies at 92
Best known for circular abstract works, he lived for many years in the West and had a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim, New York
Rembrandt painting to remain in the UK—but for how long?
The anonymous buyer of the Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet has withdrawn their export licence application, derailing plans for a public collection to match the price
Power to the people: Black Panthers’ illustrator Emory Douglas back on view
The graphic artist also served as the party’s culture minister in the 1960s and 70s
Flood of restitutions deepens as museums investigate objects bought through Subhash Kapoor
More and more institutions are returning antiquities with unclear provenances to India
UK museums on heightened alert against attacks
Arts Council England and the Scottish Council on Archives warn of increased theft danger
Picasso Museum reborn—again
After a troubled renovation, Paris museum unveils rehang and new exhibition programme with a contemporary twist
How to document heritage sites under threat
Project aims to create virtual archives using 3D scanning technology
Cultural co-operation a cornerstone of Chinese presidential visit
But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda
Three years late but with the entire human story in its sights
Revamp of Musée de l’Homme will chart humanity’s story from prehistory to the present—and future