The Trojan antiquities went to Berlin after the London museum rejected an offer to acquire them

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Damien Hirst's placemat portraits to Nari Ward's recycled shoelace installation

Case of Ethiopian tabots shows that trustees' hands are not tied when it comes to the disposal of certain items from the collection

We talk about Manga, the subject of the British Museum's huge new show, and we explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Country has requested return of 11 tabots held in sealed storeroom that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes should only be viewed by its priests

Ceramicist’s installation The library of exile, currently on show in Venice, will also travel to the Japanisches Palais in Dresden

On our podcast, the curator of the British Museum’s Munch exhibition tells the story of the Norwegian artist’s anxiety at the blood-red sky he saw above the Oslo fjord, and how it led to a masterpiece

From Munch's angst-ridden prints at the British Museum to Van Gogh's love affair with the UK at Tate Britain

We talk to Giulia Bartram at the British Museum about her exhibition of Munch’s prints. And we look at the new shapeshifting cultural centre in New York, The Shed. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

A British Museum exhibition explores the personal philosophy behind the Norwegian artist’s work, as well as his printmaking techniques

London institution has acquired 600 objects thanks to funding from Japan Tobacco International, makers of Benson & Hedges, Winston, Camel and Silk Cut

Fashion continues upward trend in the US, shooting to the top of The Art Newspaper's chart, while the British Museum slips from the top spot in the UK

The British Museum's ownership of the statues is only guaranteed within the UK—things get more complicated on an international level

Book looks at British Museum’s contemporary artists' postcards from 1960 to the present

As shows marking the 350th anniversary of the Old Master's death open, we look at his masterpieces at the Rijksmuseum, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Event, organised by grassroots climate justice group BP or not BP?, highlighted relationship between oil companies and war in Iraq

Woodcarving was taken from the African country in 1830 by the UK explorer Richard Lander

Di-faced Tenner is artist’s first work to join the collection officially—unlike his 2005 cave painting prank

But the disputed treasure, the Rosetta Stone, will remain in London

Royal Academy says conservation issues—not restitution fears—mean the ceremonial feast trough can not be loaned

Exhibition in London will be largest in 50 years

Curators discovered old mistake during research for No Man's Land exhibition

Technological wizardry in replication is improving, alongside claims to relocate far-flung treasures

The CPPU consists of a solitary lieutenant-colonel, but he is recruiting

From the treasures of an Assyrian king at the British Museum to Lorenzo Lotto’s insightful portraits at the National Gallery

Exhibition at the British Museum includes carved ivories and a recreation of his huge library of cuneiform tablets

Restored Victorian galleries, funded by Albukhary Foundation and featuring screens by Ahmad Angawi, have transformed the presentation of the collection

Light and spacious Albukhary Foundation Gallery is a huge transformation for the London institution, says Jane Jakeman

We talk to the curator Kathy Halbreich about the giant two-part Bruce Nauman retrospective at MoMA and MoMA PS1. Plus, the specialist in Islamic studies Jane Jakeman reviews the new Islamic displays at London’s British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Hanging scroll by the shunga master will be displayed in the British Museum’s revamped Japanese galleries