Billionaire Bernard Arnault jumps at chance to present art seized by Lenin from Sergei Shchukin

A cheery Pyotr Pavlensky demanded again in the courtroom to be tried as a terrorist for his political performances against the Russian government

Rare Russian icon originally written off as a “ruin” has finally been restored

Removal of artist best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square has drawn criticism

Chief cultural adviser leaves post shortly after Russian president takes aim at his art and culture council and praises efforts of heritage activists

Collector seeks artists to respond to the events of 1917 and their legacy today in Russia

Works amassed by Sergei Shchukin—once held in Moscow’s State Museum of New Western Art—will be shown together again at the Foundation Louis Vuitton

Crowds come out in force for major loan exhibition dedicated to the Mexican artist at St Petersburg’s Faberge Museum

The Serbsky Center may also host hearings next week in criminal trial against Pyotr Pavlensky

Valentin Serov exhibition is Tretyakov Gallery’s most popular in 50 years

Igor Markin, the founder of Art4.ru, says he wants “to sell brazenly.”

Move comes amid rising tensions over downed Russian fighter jet

Tretyakov museum may invite foreign experts to conduct further research on the radical work

The Russian church and state-sponsored art grow ever closer through concurrent Soviet-themed exhibitions in Moscow

Zurab Tsereteli says he has been approached to design a monument in St Petersburg and will do it for free

Institutions face attacks of vandalism as society becomes more unsettled

Institutions are burgeoning in the face of sanctions and currency devaluation

Relations worse than ever after federal US judge imposes $43.7m fine over Jewish Orthodox library

In his keynote speech at the Moscow Biennale, Yanis Varoufakis discussed the perils of cultural collapse and why the euro is doomed—from an artistic standpoint

Contemporary art exhibition sends homegrown and foreign artists to country's industrial centres

Priest resigns after outrage over appointment to run World Heritage Site

Jewish organisation concerned attack on collector and businessman Sergei Ustinov may be anti-Semitic

Eight-week event is structured around "schools" addressing key social and artistic issues

The increasing closeness of church and state is causing concern about the future of museums and artists’ freedom of expression

Pascale Marthine Tayou’s 40m-tall piece was dedicated to the women of Donetsk

Dmitry Sukhin wants Colour Row Settlement, designed by Berlin Philharmonic Hall architect Hans Scharoun, to be restored to full glory

Inaugural exhibitions highlight its archive of non-conformist art, while new commissions keep the institution focused on the present