Both the major political parties make big promises about new money for the arts

Exhibition of French Impressionist will be joined in 2018 by shows on Thomas Cole, Ed Ruscha, Mantegna and Bellini

Former Manchester director will focus on “event-driven” culture, such as performance

September exhibition will feature antiquities that have never left St Petersburg before

The then cash-strapped institution considered selling the work in the 1970s

Buckingham Palace and Royal Academy shows reunite works for the first time in nearly four centuries

Loan to National Gallery sparks internal debate about upgrading display of Taddei Tondo on its return

Matt Hancock pours scorn on Labour’s £1bn culture pledge and promises a review of UK export regulations

Published ahead of the general election in June, the UK opposition party’s manifesto includes strong support for the arts

London institution's first director, Henry Cole, designed the landmark in 1868

Images were created using military-grade thermal camera to depict migrants’ journeys to escape war and persecution

British Museum’s vision of the ancient sculptures travelling to China and Africa has so far come to nothing

Ukrainian-born American businessman Len Blavatnik's gift is the largest-ever financial contribution to a UK museum

The increase in graffiti cases over the past decade raises concerns about monitoring and protection of the collection

Looking beyond his iconic Great Wave at treasures from the museum's collection and from around the globe

Latest figures show minimal boost from weak pound and negative impact of terrorism in Europe

London show will explore one of the great nomadic civilisations of antiquity

Institution is now trying to raise £11m to buy an export-deferred work by the Italian painter

Office block next door is potential site, says director Gabriele Finaldi

A mix of old and new elements gives greater depth to Sebastiano del Piombo’s The Raising of Lazarus

Scientific tests reveal Qing-dynasty artisans used it to produce famille rose porcelain

The Tate’s Cornish satellite, which reopens this week, is preparing its first semi-permanent display on the St Ives School

Reopening set for summer but complete overhaul of palace costing £369m will take a decade

The 17th-century map, which was discovered scrunched up in a ball, is on show at the National Library of Scotland

Conservators assess damage to paint surface as suspect due to appear in London court

A celebrated painting that was denounced as degenerate by the Nazis may have survived the aftermath of war