Loo worth £5m was removed from Blenheim Palace in 2019

Article in The Global Times also criticises the UK’s ‘bloody, ugly, and shameful colonial history’

Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures

Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London

New Rmn-GP chief Didier Fusillier will need to oversee the restoration of the historic venue and work with the Centre Pompidou

The UK Museums Association also stresses that insider theft is rare—though others disagree

Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items

The artist marries nature and technology in the ambitious new exhibition

But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources

The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40

His work will be made in collaboration with four institutions across the UK—from Northern Ireland to Scotland—before travelling to the capital

Former trader Christian Levett's rebranded institution will present works by Joan Mitchell, Howardena Pindell and Cecily Brown among others

The woman was caught on video filling up her water bottle in the late Baroque masterpiece

The Menil Collection denies claims in an Italian police statement that 60 of the disputed artefacts were housed at the Texas museum

Flowers built a global empire from Hong Kong to Hackney and always championed artists

The haul has now been officially classed as treasure and may be acquired by an Anglesey museum

Lisa Reihana is among the artists embarking on the odyssey, which will be followed by a film, book and exhibition

The Mona Lisa and Van Gogh’s Starry Night have also been released as digital assets

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the fair has announced a spate of schemes playing matchmaker between philanthropic groups and organisations in need

In a surprise move, the former BBC arts editor will replace Bruce Boucher who will retire after almost eight years at the eclectic institution

The current curatorial lead of Saudi Arabia's Contemporary Art Museum, AlUla, she will now oversee the artistic vision of the Turkish exhibition's 2024 edition

Maz Murray and Emily Pope are among new cohort given rent-free studio space in London and a £5,000 bursary

This year's exhibition will first open in the capital and two other Ukrainian cities

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The designer and editor also reveals the famous writers he will be collaborating with for the next editions of his popular diary series

The art critic Laura Cumming tells us about her new book interlacing art history and memoir

The work pre-empts an official memorial in the pipeline overseen by the Royal Household and the UK government

The contemporary art institution is one of 15 “cultural assets” in development in the Arabian state’s AlUla heritage region

Objects ranging from the Roman to medieval period were found at the archaeological site, which will now be turned into a Four Seasons hotel

The piece by Pieter Coecke van Aelst remains in Spain but Jonathan Ruffer wants to show it at his new Faith Museum in County Durham