As 50-year-old statement is overhauled, feuds over new description could "seriously weaken" the International Council of Museums

Laser imaging comes to aid of restoration of 16th-century paintings and sculptures

Chairmen of the CNE and the SFEP say the fair's vetting experts disagree over the admission of two exhibitors to this year's edition

Suggestions from controversial Savoy-Sarr report were all-but buried at a conference held in Paris

The piece of furniture by Bernard II van Risenburgh, which left for the US almost four decades ago, was commissioned by Louis XV for his stepdaughter

The Leonardo painting, which is seen by thousands of visitors each day, is temporarily leaving its home during renovations to the gallery

Estimated to sell between €100m-€150m at auction on Friday, an anonymous buyer has snapped up the disputed painting that was discovered in a French attic

France is due to provide a report on the fire-ravaged church this year

Pierre Rosenberg has pledged his collection of works by Charles Le Brun and other artists to the new museum

Grandchildren of art dealer René Gimpel accuse French culture ministry of blocking restitution of works hanging in state museums

New research suggests work could be a prototype of an idealised “Venus” portrait designed by Leonardo himself

Around 18,000 people invested in the now bankrupted company's manuscripts collection, but state says many items of historical importance should never have been sold

High-level diplomacy is being used to secure the artist’s most important works for blockbuster anniversary show in Paris

After settling with dealer Mark Weiss, Sotheby’s is still trying to recoup losses after refunding US buyer of the painting

US dealer Gary Snell and Paris-based Robert Crouzet found guilty in French court of making and selling copies of works by the French sculptor

The state has deferred the painting's export licence giving the museum 30 months to find the funds

As the extent of the damage continues to be assessed, investigation into cause of devastating fire begins

Sotheby's James Martin stands by his assertion that the painting is a fake following hours of interrogation challenging the independence of his scientific analysis

Settlement came day before trial was due to start, but its suit against financier will continue

I.M. Pei’s controversial entrance symbolises the Parisian museum’s spectacular growth

We speak to the French architect about the search for a national landmark and the hurdles that faced the mammoth project

The only authorised authenticator of the artist’s work started her 40-year career as an assistant to Matisse’s daughter, Marguerite Duthuit

The fashion designer, who died this week at the age of 85, spent lavishly on decorating his houses in the style of the Ancien Régime

Having served a six-year jail sentence, he came under suspicion again after offering a 19th-century paperweight on eBay

Museum board says fundraising campaign to build delayed private museum is not dependent on the scandal-hit auto executive

Launched in 2016, Aliph will finance restoration work with technical support from the Louvre and Smithsonian Institution

Recommendations from Savoy-Sarr report into restitution by French museums may contravene the country’s laws

Comprehensive analysis of 29 pieces from ten institutions could be “the best weapon against forgery”

Statements come just days after the release of a controversial French report on the restitution of African artefacts