Michel de la Chenelière is not seeking term renewal as controversy over Nathalie Bondil's departure rumbles on

Legal case brought against antiquities expert who also sold an allegedly looted golden sarcophagus to the Metropolitan Museum last year, while an arrest is made in Germany

Wrangling over "ideological" text prompts resignations from International Council of Museums

News of the death of dealer and expert in South East Asian art raises strong reactions and unanswered questions

Expert in Khmer and Indian antiquities was a dealer in Cambodian art in the 1970s and last year was accused of smuggling and creating false provenances for antiquities

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court ordered documents unsealed that call into question whether the dealer declared all profits from sales made to Dimitry Rybolovlev

Canada Council for the Arts will monitor the crisis following Nathalie Bondil’s dismissal, which could put the museum's public funding at risk

An arson investigation has been launched into the fire at the Gothic St Peter and St Paul Cathedral in western France

International museum leaders speak out against the treatment of "the best, most dynamic, and most innovative art museum director in North America"

French President Macron makes u-turn after first suggesting the 19th-century spire, which was destroyed in the fire last year, should be replaced by a contemporary design

The Swiss art dealer had been accused of fraud and money laundering by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev—a related case in Geneva remains active

Real estate developer Bruce Toll claims compensation after French High court confirms return of Pissarro's Pea Harvest to heirs of collector Simon Bauer

The work was returned to Egypt last year after officials were shown evidence it might have been looted during the Arab Spring in 2011

Jean-Luc Martinez believes that capitalising on the museum's permanent collection will be key to recovery

Case involves "hundreds of objects worth millions" looted from the Near and Middle East

A handyman allegedly stole works on paper from the artist’s stepdaughter over three years, before they were discovered in the possession of the owner of Belle et Belle gallery

Louvre is "is working towards a planned reopening on 6 July" with strict rules for social distancing and 70% of the museum open to the public

Survey issued by the Comité professionnel des galeries d'art reveals the economic damage already done, with members estimating a total loss of €184m for this quarter

Devedjian was leading plans for a museum project in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, about the reign of Louis XIV

Franck Riester was due to meet with representatives from the country’s arts and culture spaces about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, but is now resting at home

French investigation into Giuliano Ruffini, the prime suspect in the case, is hampered by Milan ruling

Lino Frongia was arrested in September as part of a major investigation involving works purportedly by Lucas Cranach, Frans Hals, Parmigianino, Gentileschi and Bronzino

Two women who are part of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen were charged for topless protests, one of which was in a Paris museum

French customs officials have barred the return of Saint Cosmos to the US following its inclusion in a show at the Jacquemart André Museum in Paris

Major museums hold works linked to prolific collector accused of smuggling and fraud

But restitution depends on the adoption of a law covering these specific items, while Benin secures a location to house them

Verdict is likely to have a domino effect on all other cases filed by Russian billionaire collector Dmitry Rybolovlev

A London-based investment company must repay more than $5.3m to the auction house, which refunded an American client for work

Pierre Le Guennec and his wife Danièle hoarded 271 works for 40 years

A public spat between officials erupted this week in Paris over the reconstruction of the fire-ravaged cathedral and whether its historic spire should be restored as it was or a new spire built in its place