Artem Loskutov’s application was rejected on the same day that journalist and supporter Ivan Golunov was arrested

André-Marc Delocque-Fourcaud urges Russia to reunite collection in Moscow

The renovation threatened the museum's architecture and collection, plaintiffs argued

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Damien Hirst's placemat portraits to Nari Ward's recycled shoelace installation

The Hermitage will also expand its presence in Crimea with a new cultural centre planned in Sevastopol

It is the second time in a month that the feminist activist has been arrested by police

Exhibitions in Russia of homegrown artists attract proportionally greater numbers than blockbusters in other countries

The latest bizarre incident at one of Russia’s most important institutions was an “unsanctioned performance” according to the museum

Officials raised concerns that the festival was promoting an LGBT agenda

Visitors of a certain age may well be shocked to find that ultimately the Russian artist loathed the Bolsheviks as much as he did the tsars

The museums are pooling the divided collections of Sergei Shchukin and Morozov brothers for a quartet of exhibitions

A dispute between Neizvestny’s wife and daughter threatens the late Russian artist’s estate and monumental works

GES-2 will be part of Moscow's Museum Mile, linked to Garage, the Tretyakov and the Pushkin

Brazen incident raises questions about museum security in Russia

Verdict was handed down in dramatic Paris hearing, which Pavlensky dedicated to the Marquis de Sade

As the exhibition opens in Moscow, curators hope a photograph of the missing work might jog the memory of any witnesses

Activists say PIK Group's high-rise developments are environmentally unsafe and only aimed at making "super profits"

The 35m sq. one-bedroom flat has been carefully renovated to include avant-garde furniture and design

Senior employees claim the $17m project threatens the Mikhailovsky Palace building and its collections

European Court of Human Rights ordered payment over treatment of the group in pre-trial detention and treatment in court

Defacement may be politically motivated as nationalists see the veneration of the German figure as unpatriotic

Russian pilgrims can no longer participate in services or sacraments there

The self-taught artist, whose work commands surprisingly high prices at auction, is the subject of an exhibition at Vienna's Albertina museum

A small number of works by the Russian avant-garde artist are currently at “Davos in the Desert” conference to act as teaser for future exhibition

Announcement comes as evidence mounts in slaying of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Church is latest example of symbiosis between church and military patriotism

Collaboration in Almaty is expected to be long-term, but no money is changing hands

Volunteer-run organisation has been based in former Soviet secret police headquarters for the past decade

Medics in Berlin have not identified substance but are confident Russian will recover

Femen activists showed their support outside the courthouse by sewing their lips shut in a recreation of his first performance