United Kingdom
Christopher Gibbs: the man who brokered £50m Getty grant to the National Gallery—and fed Princess Margaret hash brownies
The antiques dealer was more than an “acid-tripping ex-roué once known as the king of Chelsea”
Labour Party to put creativity 'back at the heart of the school curriculum'
Pledge comes at a time of decline in arts subjects in schools
British Museum’s basement of treasures to remain off-limits
Hidden underground galleries closed since 2006 still house £100m Assyrian relief
Bloomsbury group’s country home to open all year round
New shows at Charleston will celebrate the liberal legacy of the artists and intellectuals who gathered there
Conflict-of-interest scandal at publicly funded UK arts centre Firstsite
Chairman and trustee resigned amid investigation into more than £90,000 spent on consultancy firm they directed
Ferens Art Gallery: a northern powerhouse
Hull gallery more than tripled visitor numbers during UK City of Culture year after “Herculean” renovation
Giuseppe Penone on Arte Povera, Cézanne’s best work and never tiring of trees
The Italian artist speaks to The Art Newspaper ahead of his major show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
UK museums suffer as Heritage Lottery grants plummet
Building projects are major casualties as emphasis shifts to supporting smaller, local initiatives
Prime Minister Theresa May reveals her artistic leanings
New £3m fund announced for arts projects in northern England at Downing Street reception for creative industries
Retain or return? It’s complicated
The complex issues behind returning cultural goods to their place of origin
Then & Now: how The Art Newspaper shaped UK restitution law
Featuring a 900-year-old missal looted during the Second World War
The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
Art businesses ill-prepared for new EU data protection law
Data privacy is getting a long-overdue overhaul with GDPR, but is the art market ready?
British Army to help Iraq turn Saddam Hussein’s Lakeside Palace into a museum
British Museum also offers to assist Iraqis to present antiquities
Iran loses UK court battle over Persepolis fragment
Iranian lawyers argued that any rights to the fifth-century bas-relief should be relinquished to its country of origin
Unesco adopts a new Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage to protect shipwrecks lying in international waters
However, the US and UK say the it conflicts with existing maritime legislation and Russia, Norway, Turkey, and Venezuela vote no
Interview with Federico Mayor, UNESCO director general: Surveying the role of UNESCO
“A way of thinking that has visible form”