Former head of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris replaces Jean-Jacques Aillagon

The Dutch art historian, who worked on the Rembrandt Research Project for 47 years, made radical changes to the study of the Old Master painter

Laurella Yssap-Rincon had promised to “correct the mismanagement” of the culture centre when she took the position in 2019

Collection of the lawyer and collector Armand Isaac Dorville was sold after his death in an estate sale that the state argues was not forced

A seasoned director with an emphasis on the social role of museums, she replaces Jean-Luc Martinez as the Louvre's president-director on 1 September

The French billionaire's long awaited contemporary art space contains works that champion his values of diversity—though many of these have been shown in Venice before

Kingdoms Institute, a new "world class" study centre, is among 15 cultural facilities that will form part of the heritage-rich region's transformation

Her first task at the French institution will be to expand its international programming and partnerships

Seized as part of a forgery investigation, the work has been fully studied and must no longer be kept as evidence

New scientific report confirms that wax bust of the goddess Flora—bought by the eminent museum director Wilhelm Bode—dates to after the Renaissance

Philippe Villeneuve, the lead architect of the cathedral, is confident the Parisian landmark will reopen for the Olympic Games in 2024

The gallery association CPGA is going to court, claiming its members are “victims of a distortion of competition” as auction houses are allowed to stay open

Rare painting of a Montmartre street scene sold three times in the same auction

French president Emmanuel Macron will decide whether to renew or replace the museum's director in the coming weeks

Museum launches an online catalogue of 485,000 objects while curators comb through wartime acquisitions and works from former colonies

Collector Douglas Latchford’s daughter has turned over his entire collection—as well as records that could lead to further recoveries from US institutions

The long-running French event will be replaced by a new art, antiques and luxury crafts fair at the end of November

Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander

Ahead of yesterday's sale in Paris, the Man Ray Trust called for a delay claiming that Lucien Treillard “stole a substantial number of Man Ray’s works and possessions"

The US artist's foundation says that it was not consulted over the French museum's changes to the Salle des Bronzes—the Louvre argues it does not have to

According to French media reports, a police investigation has been launched into violations dating back to the 1970s

Guy Wildenstein and his nephew were accused of hiding assets worth hundreds of millions but were acquitted in 2017 and 2018—now they are wanted back in court for a third trial

Researchers at C2RMF give an exclusive preview of their forensic study of all the artist's works in French museum collections

Online sale seeks to support a new space for art education and outreach that will open in the autumn of 2021

London Court of Appeal upholds the auction house's defence in forgery case, rejecting appeal by investment company Fairlight Art Ventures

The object was seized on its way to an art fair last year and came from the same network that sold other looted antiquities to museums

In latest hearing of ongoing legal saga, Fairlight Art Ventures, co-vendor of painting sold in 2011 for $10.75m, is refusing to pay auction house more than $5.3m

Ahead of a major anniversary this weekend, the international organisation is under fire for apparently exaggerating the scale of the illicit trade in cultural goods

Artists, collectors, policy makers and gallery owners share their reactions after the tightly fought election

Ruling by Paris court of appeal sets an important precedent for pending restitution claim over 16 paintings in French museum collections