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Sponsorship, strikes and self-censorship in London’s top museums; the Smithsonian’s international expansion; Tutankhamun’s broken beard

The British Museum lends a Parthenon marble to Russia; the Cooper Hewitt reopens in New York; and another art theft in Italy

News from the art world: art awards, auction records, and a royal stamp of approval

Major gifts, controversial sales and record-breaking auctions

Some of the stories and discussions we’ve spotted online this week: Could ‘orphan’ artworks be brought in from the cold?…

Rene Burri dies aged 81; Nicholas Serota takes the Power 100 top spot; and Detroit makes a last-minute deal

Frieze Week; Burrell at Bonhams; Venice at risk; a public art challenge; and the art of slowing down

In the news this week: art law, racism and censorship debates, and the origins of art itself…

Art thefts, law suits, iconoclasm, politics and buried treasure

What is the light over London? Can children understand art? And what are tortoises doing in the Aspen Art Museum?

Cancelled shows, contested ownership, online auctions and contemporary art in the countryside… some of the stories we’ve spotted this week

Funding, Manifesta and internet memes… a round-up of recent news and discussion

Top jobs, major refurbishments, and big blockbuster shows: a round-up of news and discussion this week

News from the art world this week

‘Slipstream’, Steve McQueen and sex in art… Some of the stories that have caught our eye this week