The Art Newspaper reveals that sacred Maqdala tablets are hidden away in a sealed store of the British Museum

Conversely, the University of Edinburgh has ruled against returning their own war loot

Update on requests for information regarding objects seized at battle of Maqdala

British Museum holds collection of objects seized at battle of Maqdala

The V&A, the British Museum and Science Museum have all been targets

As two objects are detained in Victoria, MacGregor believes something good could come out of the present confusion

As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971

Purchased with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and National Arts Collection Fund

The cards were issued to US troops in Iraq to help them identify the enemy

The exhibition illustrates how monarchical patronage in the 15th century paved the way for an age of artistic accomplishment in Iran

Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum

The successful procurement of these loans may be a sign of more collaborative projects to come between the British Museum and Iran

Including a reproduction of the declaration in full

The Acropolis museum is under construction, and the design for the permanent exhibition is in preparation

His comments go against the current clamour for restitution

New Acropolis Museum director Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis is calling on the British Museum to return its sculptures on long-term loan.

A look at what happened to the sculptures from early Christian times to the 21st century, and the damage to those remaining after Lord Elgin bought the majority of them

The reconstruction of the Acropolis requires the capital and drum back from Britain to be completed, whilst the rightful custody of the marbles is still in question

Four drawings are being claimed by the heir of a Nazism victim

As Neil MacGregor joins the British Museum as director next month, we publish a valedictory interview with him about the experience he gained leading the National Gallery

The publication is interpreted by William St Clair to be the result of efforts to protect the institution's reputation

Ex-Secretary General of ICOM weighs on on the marbles' status in Britain with an offer of compromise

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Few have seen the Nimrud gold, a cache of eighth-century BC Assyrian royal gold

The exhibition, which would have highlighted the creative flourishing facilitated by members of Iranian royalty, may still become a reality in 2004 or 2005

In the meantime, ignore false reports of a Britart movie

All 19th-century European drawings and watercolours in the Tate’s collection will be loaned to the BM, with the possibility of transferring ownership entirely

A stop on the Athens metro line has been introduced decorated with imitations of Parthenon friezes, in proximity to the Acropolis Museum's intended site

13 paintings from the National Maritime Museum, a £100,000 chest from the British Museum, and a Burne-Jones panel from the V&A are some of the items stolen