The Art Newspaper's annual Visitor Figures survey has found the National Gallery has lost more visitors since 2019 than any other art museum worldwide

Restitution shows that a "road of dialogue and peace always exists", according to a representative of the Holy See

Museum is accused of “reprehensible” behaviour in allegedly allowing crisis-hit parent company Adani to greenwash its huge fossil fuel business

Formal requirement for government licences may well prove to be yet another obstacle to a loan agreement for the Parthenon Marbles

"I think there is a way forward where the sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, and that will be a win-win for Greece and for us,” George Osborne says

Workers at the Wallace Collection, Historic England, National Museums Scotland and the National Museum of Liverpool will also be striking over pay and labour conditions

Plus, Michael Rakowitz's ambitious restitution plans and Rosy Martin's photographical iconostasis

The artist says he will share custody of his replicas with an Iraqi institution

The Greek prime minister has pledged to repatriate the 2,500-year-old sculptures if re-elected

Plus, Afghan culture in crisis and Kiki Smith’s New York murals

If a deal is finalised, the contested sculptures are expected to be returned to Greece in early 2023, and will be displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

In speech at the annual trustees dinner George Osborne said that "dismantling" the collection "must not become the careless act of a single generation”

The decision to prioritise the revamp of the museum’s Greek and Assyrian displays comes amid escalating calls for the permanent return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens

The 1983 National Heritage Act was debated in the House of Lords—but the issue of reform will be further discussed ahead of its 40-year anniversary in May 2023

Plight of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah, currently on hunger strike, is focal point of protest as hieroglyphs exhibition opens

A new exhibition based around the Rosetta Stone marks 200 years since hieroglyphs were deciphered

From Cezanne's love of Provence at Tate Modern to cracking the Ancient Egyptian code at the British Museum

Move rebuffs George Osborne, the chair of the British Museum, who proposed a new collaborative arrangement

Temperatures might now be cooling, but tensions around the London institution’s ties to the oil giant are reaching boiling point

Officials will loan the ancient sculptures only if they are returned to London

Staff union claims it pressured the V&A and British Museum to take special measures

Project by Oxford’s Institute for Digital Archaeology fuels debate about restitution of controversial sculptures

"The arguments against their return to Greece are no longer tenable," argues art historian and museum professional Eleni Vassilika

"Let’s choose, following Aristotle, historical truth over an emotive friendship," says classical archaeologist Mario Trabucco della Torretta

This Diary's predictions about NFTs, Brexit and Boris Johnson have all come true. But Britain removing image restrictions on art would be the ultimate victory

Clamour grows for reunification as Acropolis Museum in Athens marks 13th anniversary

The comments from the former chancellor signals dramatic shift in museum’s policy and attitude ahead of planned protests this weekend

Hoard of medieval metalwork had been illegally mailed to the UK, and will be sent to Kyiv museum when safe to do so

The UN says it has facilitated a meeting for British officials to discuss restitution with the Greek minister of culture, but Britain denies this

British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum now under scrutiny of Cambodian government