Objects sold by former owner

Unesco sends out conflicting press releases

Unconfirmed reports suggest Ronald Lauder is the purchaser

Cuauhtémoc Medina has nabbed the position, intended to broaden the Tate's sights beyond Europe and North America

The California museum has bought the Duke of Northumberland’s “Madonna of the pinks” for $50 million

The reconstruction of the Acropolis requires the capital and drum back from Britain to be completed, whilst the rightful custody of the marbles is still in question

Four drawings are being claimed by the heir of a Nazism victim

Barrat Developers splitting up original Tate residence after nuns vacate

National Trust considers acquiring the Red House, Bexleyheath

On a par with Tate Modern or the Centre Pompidou, the Pinakothek der Moderne is the largest new gallery for a generation

The Tate has pulled out all stops for this exhaustive show

If deemed a Nazi object, it belongs to the Bavarian State

Nigerian premier had given it to The Queen on 1973 State visit

Saved from Afghanistan by top collector, the manuscripts pose an ethical problem

Loans instead organised for V&A and other museums

The trifles and hidden lives of artists

The ancient Assyrian empire, along with over a hundred other heritage sites, will face detrimental flooding

Among the first tasks to be tackled is the complete refurbishment of the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries.

The opening of Tate Modern has proved to have tough consequences

The publication is interpreted by William St Clair to be the result of efforts to protect the institution's reputation

The Nigerian Head of State raided a museum to present her with a Benin bronze in 1973

The verbatim account of the committee’s hearings which took place last March makes depressing reading

Unesco will convene an international meeting next month to discuss reconstruction

Houghton Hall’s William Kent furniture to remain in house but to belong to Victoria & Albert Museum

No evidence of blackmail, and video shows the artist satisfied with his gallery

Few have seen the Nimrud gold, a cache of eighth-century BC Assyrian royal gold

Potentially key witnesses, David Sylvester, Gilbert de Botton and Gilbert Lloyd, are all dead

Published accounts show that in 2000 the Hermitage raised 65% of its budget

Ancient language, song, dance and performance cannot be kept alive simply in a showcase or tended by curators. This list was produced to highlight their fragility