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Stolen art? Why no one can say for sure
One of the main art databases, the Art Loss Register, has issued certificates for works looted or subject to recovery claims
Pompeii in a fix despite cash boost
Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site
UK government still dragging its feet over Hague Convention
Destruction of artefacts in Syria and Iraq is a pressing issue but UK remains only major power not to ratify international law
Has Russian government’s half-billion dollar pledge to save historic city of Vyborg come too late?
Experts blame local authorities in Vyborg for failing to act as architecture begins to collapse
Museum officials on hunt for lost Cranach
The painting of Venus and Cupid hung in Hitler’s breakfast room
Where Marie Antoinette laid her head: Fontainebleau’s reinstated Turkish bedroom opens to the public
Opening marks the completion of a seven-year restoration project
Theaster Gates plans ‘sound sanctuary’ in disused church
Exhibition will be Chicago artist's first public project in the UK
Fears for cultural heritage as Israel sells off property
Experts say Palestinian heritage is at risk as ministry makes money from buildings seized from refugees
Billionaire collector puts Kiev museum on hold
Victor Pinchuk, the Ukrainian billionaire who has run a private gallery in Kiev since 2006, has shelved plans to build an “iconic” new museum in the city. “Now is not the time to build in Ukraine,” he tells The Art Newspaper. In 2011, Pinchuk revealed that he was planning to hire a top international architecture firm to create a “landmark building” in Kiev within five years. But Russia’s military incursion into the country has halted his ambitions, at least for now. It has also hit his business hard. Pinchuk’s pipe manufacturing company, Interpipe, currently has no revenue from Russia, once its main market, according to Forbes.
Richard Serra due to receive the French government’s highest honour
The sculptor, who has a history of being fêted by the French, will accept the award at the French Embassy on 1 June
Sony leaks shed light on Gursky’s licensing battle over super heroes
Gagosian Gallery and six Hollywood execs in months of negotiations to use images of Superman, Iron Man and Spiderman <br>
Leading artists express solidarity with artist-activists banned by UAE
Support grows for Walid Raad and other Gulf Labor members<br>
Artist Christoph Büchel’s 'Mosque' played frivolously with fire
Far from furthering tolerance, this biennale project has irritated intercultural relations
Have Venice authorities shut down Christoph Büchel’s mosque?
Ostensibly an art project that is Iceland’s official contribution to the biennale, it also served as an authentic house of worship visited by more than 100 Muslims a day
Anne Pasternak to lead the Brooklyn Museum
The longtime leader of the public arts non-profit Creative Time will succeed outgoing director Arnold Lehman
Artists unite for Delfina Foundation
Mark Wallinger and Tacita Dean among alumni donating works to raise funds for residency centre in London
Scot-free: Turner Prize shortlist announced
Bonnie Camplin, Janice Kerbel, Nicole Wermers and Assemble are contenders, but no Glaswegians this year
New UK culture secretary named
John Whittingdale is expected to focus more on the media than on the arts