Martin Bailey
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The British Museum pledged to send over the rare cuneiform cylinder in exchange for Iran's ample contributions to previous shows
The 2010 exhibition may instead be shown at the Royal Academy
Otherwise the Wandworth house's unique fretwork decoration could be lost
Five iconic portraits may not be loaned to the exhibition due to legal anomaly
Scholars no nearer to finding the faker’s identity
Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions
Minister wants to reopen Baghdad Museum despite risks
The auction took place on 26th January
Institutions must grit their teeth and hope for the intervention of private investors, as several large shows are going ahead without corporate sponsors
Wax and wane: Gilbert dummy in V&A storage
The space will be the second venue in the city to host the Prince of Liechtenstein's art collection
The integrity of the historic site did not factor into US strategy, proven by the construction of an adjacent military base
British Museum also offers to assist Iraqis to present antiquities
The museum has spent £120m on FuturePlan projects
Generosity on the part of Viscount Hampden, the Art Fund, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund ensured this critical work found a home at the Tate
Archives reveal the events behind director Norman Reid’s decision to accept only nine of the artist’s pictures
Treasures lost in the punitive sacking of Maqdala are subject to restitution claims
Having travelled the US and Russia, the Turner exhibition will head to China
Works looted by the British and reassembled by banking heir find permanent home in Boston
London's Hammersmith & Fulham was considering selling the works
Specialists warn that museums in the US and Europe will now have to re-examine their own sculptures
Sorry tales of devastation and waste, with little hope on the horizon
Development in conservation of sculpture
1 million objects will be examined and recorded over 10 years
It was reassembled and sold after part of it was discovered in a pizzeria
For his partial donation of £125m worth of art, the dealer received £26.5m—the price he originally paid for the collection—tax free
In his first interview since taking over, the new director outlines his priorities
Negotiations have lasted five years only to fall through due to security issues
Bigger Trees near Warter is 12m long and 4.5m high, and made up of 50 separate canvases