The V&A could not raise the money to keep it running

Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might

Meeting between museum directors results in increased flexibility whilst borrowing pictures outside the 1900 division

The arrangement may be the first step in diffusing the animosity brought about by the Elgin marbles, although a request for their return is expected

Will be shown in Surreal Things exhibition next year

Why was The Dark Rigi sold privately, when a public sale would have given valuable tax breaks?

Scholars, curators, dealers and collectors have been invited to the private exhibition of the treasure known for its astonishing provenance

Charges range from £7,000 a year for five works to £20,000 for twenty works

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels at the V&A

Money comes in, openings on course

Project Space 176 will host both the Zabludowicz collection and commissions by resident artists

Legendary dealer is thought to own 700 works worth £100m

Next year's schedule is packed with big names

Both the US National Gallery and Tate wanted to acquire The Dark Rigi but it was sold to a private collector

In an unprecedented move, the gallery has published the cost of all its purchases for the last two years

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels

The Charity Commission is now investigating all acquisitions made from artists while they were serving as trustees

Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, this addition to the museum will provide much needed exhibition space

The Dark Rigi has become embroiled in murky legal waters

Following its disappearance in 2003 and an international sting, the Sumerian statue was retrieved

Both museums are taking the international route

Neither will the National Gallery’s Ambassadors which was judged too fragile to travel across London

Horse breeder John Magnier has given seven other paintings to the institution for at least six years—exempting him from tax should the works be sold

The new display is entirely funded by the Jameel family of Saudi Arabia

The exhibition (closing 2 July) will catalogue Holbein's output during his time in Basel, preceding Tate Britain's "Holbein in England"

Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation

Tate Modern's first rehang includes Marlene Dumas

The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled

The institution has installed an impressive high-tech robotic system to store and retrieve its holdings of prints and drawings