The Musée Guimet has returned the ancient sculpture to Cambodia as part of a five-year loan agreement

French press partners pull out of sale “in the name of freedom of expression” following lobbying from Israeli embassy

Chinese artist describes U-turn as “victory for freedom of speech”

Two decades of grime were removed from The Ecstasy of St Teresa (1647-52)

Major gifts and purchases from around the world that stood above the rest

Despite earlier threats to withdraw vital European funding, officials are expected to extend deadline to finance work in 2016 and 2017

The Italian culture ministry plans to bring a contemporary art museum to L’Aquila

The National Museum in Tunis will share loans and exhibitions with Italian institutions

We trawled through museum shops, galleries and bookstores to bring you the finest arty delights

The Danish-Vietnamese artist will no longer have to create a “large and impressive” work for Bert Kreuk

As world leaders meet to tackle global warming, we look at how artists are turning up the heat across the French capital

The 11th edition’s theme Creating Common Good could be a description for the city-wide festival, which takes a socially engaged angle this year

Artist hopes installation destined for the Place de la République before terrorist attacks will still form part of UN climate summit

Artist, architect and critic among those killed by terrorists

Antonello da Messina’s triptych brought together in 15-year loan agreement

While government moves to limit right to strike by reclassifying museums as “essential public services” on a par with schools and hospitals