Martin Bailey
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The greatest contemporary art collector in Britain says he was ready to offer all his art to gallery director Nicholas Serota—but his proposal was not pursued
V&A thirsts for flask
£15 million Heritage Lottery Fund rejected
Fragility of panels has made museums reluctant to lend
Thousands of important sites could be marked with metal plaques
In an article Bahrani wrote for the Guardian, she stated “[We have seen the] active destruction of the archaeological and historical record of the land”
More artists, more women, more sex
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
The works were seized in 1999 in western Iran, near the Turkish border
The Victoria and Albert Museum is now likely to drop the £70 million project
Greetings card millionaire Andrew Brownsword adds the Impressionist to his collection
The US-Iraqi academic has turned her attention to addressing the unauthorised excavation of archaeological sites
A committee of experts has decided that the reattributed painting, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, is authentic
The venture is backed by the Iraqi authorities, who have a stake in the newfound Iraq Project Company
Purchased with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and National Arts Collection Fund
Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world
Jameel Gallery to be funded by car dealership Hartwell PLC
Up until this point, the works were in the custody of a foundation established by the Im Obersteg family subsequent to their purchase
£15 million bid submitted for 'Spiral' extension
By expressing their wish to join an international cultural task force, Iran acknowledges the mutual cultural history that ties the two countries
In 1973 the Tate wanted to buy Brancusi’s black marble “Bird in space” through dealer Richard Feigen, but the sale fell through because the trustees believed the work had been “smuggled” out of India
The breakdown of museum funding is now available
“The Syracusan bride” may be coming home from Australia
The international line-up includes projects in Libya, Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories