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The week in art news – UK government approves Whitechapel Bell Foundry becoming a boutique hotel

Plus: NGA Washington appoints E. Carmen Ramos chief curator and more stories

Five artist collectives – and no individuals – shortlisted for Turner Prize

Plus: the Istanbul Biennial has been postponed to 2022, and more stories

Germany to return Benin Bronzes from 2022

Plus: Samsung heirs to donate 23,000 artworks to South Korean museums to settle tax bill, and more stories

The week in art news – Florida makes toppling statues a felony

Plus: museums across Germany to close again this weekend, and more stories

The week in art news – Jean-Luc Martinez appointed ‘interim’ president of the Louvre

Plus: French court rules that commercial galleries must remain closed, and more stories

The week in art news – Spain stops a suspected Caravaggio from leaving the country

Plus: French galleries are suing the government to reopen, Egypt moves its royal mummies in a a televised extravaganza, and more stories

The week in art news – V&A revises plan to restructure departments

Plus: Mali and Unesco receive symbolic reparations for Timbuktu destruction, France pledges €500,000 for Sursock Museum repairs, and more stories

The week in art news – German culture minister calls for national strategy on Benin Bronzes

The week in art news – US museums vote against permanent easing of deaccessioning guidelines

Plus: V&A pauses plans to make National Art Library staff redundant | Lacaton & Vassal win Pritzker Architecture Prize | and David Alan Harvey resigns from Magnum

The week in art news – Christie’s sells jpeg by digital artist for a record $69m