103 forgotten works by the renowned Japanese artist resurfaced at a Paris auction after slipping out of sight for more than 70 years

Our data shows that most major London art museums had many available booking slots for next-day entry despite operating reduced capacity

From Jacob Lawrence's Struggle series at the Met to Edmund de Waal's library of exiled authors at the British Museum

As part of the museum's efforts to address Britain’s colonial past, officials acknowledge that the collector "exploited slaves"

As the Black Lives Matter movement goes global, museums face renewed demands to restitute artefacts plundered from Africa

The London museum, which will mark its reopening by showing a work by Grayson Perry, will enforce social distancing measures and a daily visitors cap

Social distancing measures mean a lot of money will be spent on a small number of visitors, institutions should be focusing on their online presence instead

London institution was criticised for proclaiming that it "stands in solidarity with the Black community" while continuing to resist calls to restitute colonial-era loot

The international market is now “absolutely awash” with forgeries, says British Museum curator who examined the hoard

The error comes as the London institution launches a revamped version of its online catalogue

Enforced delay due to Covid-19 could add to millions of pounds of lost income in the sector

"Museums have always been controversial. Who should be allowed in? And on what terms?" asks the celebrated classicist

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from £1m flower pyramids to an enigmatic portrait of a young black woman

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

The exhibition on the global phenomenon was the largest ever to be staged outside Japan

Free exhibition at the London museum in October will show around 150 works that have been collected since the early 1990s

The etched portrait of Dr Gachet, who tended to the artist after he shot himself, was donated by the doctor's son

From Alina Szapocznikow's haunting sculptures to Shirin Neshat's first London show in 20 years

Plus, Shirin Neshat on Trump’s America. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Organisers of the three-day action, the group BP or not BP?, called it the "largest protest in the history of the museum"

British Museum and Art Loss Register collaborate over recovery of ancient bull decoration that was consigned to an online auction

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from an "erotic" depiction of Adam to a masterpiece by a female French painter

Major show will unpick ancient Indian philosophy made famous by Sting’s “eight-hour lovemaking session” claims

With an impressive range of objects, this show evokes the eternal power of the greatest stories ever told

Planned show seeks to raise awareness of climate change, but London museum dogged by controversy over partnership with oil and gas giant

From Artemisia to Abramović, Old Masters to Olmecs, and Richter to Roman antiquities—here are next year's must-see shows

Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019

We talk about the myth and reality of Troy presented in the British Museum's show and to an activist about ongoing protests relating to fossil-fuel companies' sponsorship of the arts. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Members of the climate activist group BP or not BP? blocked entry to the museum's show dressed as statues based on Greek mythology

British Museum exhibition will display work inspired by epic stories alongside artefacts from 19th-century archaeological excavations