A golden crown dating from 350 BCE will be returned to Turkey following the settlement of a legal dispute, which reached Scotland’s highest civil court. Continue reading →

French President Emmanuel Macron has stunned with a historic pledge to repatriate cultural heritage objects to Africa. Continue reading →

The fallout from Brexit continues to rattle the arts sector as it was announced last Thursday (23 November) that five British cities would be removed from the running for European Capital of Culture 2023. Continue reading →

Art and science collide at the Louvre in Paris where a particle accelerator is being used to research paintings and objects in the Museum’s collections. Continue reading →

He was the Prime Minister who led Great Britain to victory in the Second World War, a Nobel Prize-winning writer and even inspired an insurance advert with a talking bulldog. Now Winston Churchill (1874-1965) can add estimate-smashing artist to his name. Continue reading →

The expert who verified the authenticity of a painting by a Spanish Old Master has been praised as a “real hero” by a curator of a new exhibition on Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s work. Continue reading →

An antiques dealer from Gloucestershire found guilty of supplying firearms to criminals told police he “didn’t give a s—” who he sold his goods to. Continue reading →

A painting stolen from Hitler’s bunker is due to be auctioned on Friday (17 November 2017). Continue reading →

‘I am not lost, I just do not wish to be found’, reads the letter from the Spanish girl who is the subject of an 18th-century painting missing for over 100 years and now thought to be hiding in Los Angeles. Continue reading →

As allegations of sexual harassment surface in Hollywood, similar accusations have begun to be levied in the art world. Last Monday’s Guardian newspaper (30 October) featured a letter penned by over 150 artists, curators and museum directors condemning ‘sexually and emotionally abusive behaviour’ by powerful art industry figures. Its authors write that they are ‘not surprised when curators offer exhibitions or support in exchange for sexual favors’ nor when ‘gallerists hide sexually abusive behavior by artists they represent’. Continue reading →