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Art teachers caught in crossfire over university sexual-assault debate
Freedom of expression at centre of lawsuit claiming that professor’s advice was “harassment”
British Museum to send star objects to the Gulf
Assyrian reliefs among the 500 loans earmarked for long stay in Abu Dhabi
Lacma buys ‘casta’ painting that was found under a sofa
The 18th-century work is an early example of racial profiling
Iraq’s ancient holy sites lost forever
The country’s monasteries and mosques have no place in the Caliphate
Lacma’s conservators discover 1960s colours in Ottoman interior
Damascene reception room is being restored before making its museum debut in Saudi Arabia in 2016
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Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site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
