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Isis destroys temple in Palmyra; Singapore court unfreezes Yves Bouvier’s assets; Argentina to return 4,000 ancient artefacts to Ecuador and Peru
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In Taiwan this week a young boy stumbled into a 17th-century painting and broke it. He’s not the first…
Mamdouh Eldamaty has spoken out about the controversial sale of an ancient Egyptian statue in the UK
Syria’s head of antiquities reported the news on Sunday
Elizabeth Bishop refused to regard her paintings as art, but the best of them reveal the same interest in surfaces, and attitude to the world as her poetry
Too many masterpieces from this collection are stuck in storage
Syrian archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra; Italy appoints 20 new museum directors; collector and philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies
The octogenarian dared to stand up to militants at the ancient site
Khaled al-Asaad served as director of antiquities of Palmyra for 40 years
The ‘American Bar’ comes to America…as an art installation
20 new museum directors have been appointed as part of Dario Franceschini’s overhaul of Italy’s cultural sector
‘What would you do if you saw Picasso walking in front of you down Piccadilly?’ Sir Alfred Munnings asked Winston Churchill
We take a look at some of the latest triumphs and setbacks
Industrial action at the National Gallery puts a spotlight on the role of the museum guard
Museums need to stop trying so hard to prove they’re popular
Why paint a curtain? A look at the long tradition of depicting trompe l’oeil curtains in painting
Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz are among those taking a stand
BALTIC’s new director will need to bring fresh ideas to the region as economic pressures increase
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