US court dismisses Guelph Treasure lawsuit
Plus: antiquities trafficking investigation extends to Germany and dealer Johann König accused of sexual misconduct
Plus: antiquities trafficking investigation extends to Germany and dealer Johann König accused of sexual misconduct
The neglect of the Garden of Tropical Agronomy points to a wider ambivalence about what to do with the city’s colonial sites
Dressing up – at balls, fetes and simply for fun – has long provided Britons of all classes with a creative outlet
This year's Documenta is possibly the most challenging edition yet – so why is much of the art market failing to attend?
Fresh connections between contemporary art and Old Masters come to the fore in this 400-year-old palace, which has been transformed into a museum and home
These once-overlooked pieces are making a comeback – and with few on the market, they’re more collectable than ever
The poet’s bejewelled lair on the banks of the Thames was his pride and joy – and its restoration shines new light into the shadowy depths of his mind
The new guidance provides some welcome clarity for art businesses, but a few grey areas remain
The collector, dealer and interior decorator, who started trading antiques from his rooms at Oxford as an undergraduate, has died at the age of 76
Plus: New York museums required to prominently acknowledge Nazi-looted works | the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has confirmed the authorship of one of its Vermeers | and the Met has returned two sculptures to Nepal
Does Hauser & Wirth’s purchase of a favourite haunt of the YBAs spell the end of an altogether more riotous era?
Long before the invention of the visitor-response survey, the writer was curious about how works of art affected their viewers
Plus: Long-running dispute between Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier enters new phase and British geologist’s conviction for smuggling antiquities overturned
The V&A’s director Tristram Hunt has floated the idea of changing the law to allow national museums to make permanent returns. Robert Hewison advises treading very carefully
Plus: Documenta director resigns in anti-Semitism row, Italian authorities stop Artemisia sale in Vienna and New York DA’s office returns 142 artefacts to Italy
Portraits of Black leaders, writers and entertainers are at the heart of this exhibition of works by the contemporary Brazilian artist at the Museu de Arte São Paulo
The painter’s use of gold in his works suggests a debt to earlier artists – and reveals a more antiquarian side of 15th-century Florence
Stephen Ellcock and Mat Osman try to bring visions of Albion up to date in their book ‘England on Fire’
Many artists have recorded their most intimate moments, but why should anyone else be interested in the results?
An insight into sculpture at this year’s fair, a rediscovered early copy of Austen’s ‘Emma’ and an Italian jeweller’s obsession with Etruria