Russian President Vladimir Putin personally thanked Bernard Arnault at the Kremlin for hosting the show
Year-long programme to culminate in the UK’s first exhibition of work by the Moscow conceptualist Dmitri Prigov
Supporters say legislation will encourage cultural exchange, but opponents fear it will block restitution of works seized in countries like Russia
An international deal signed by museum directors will bring Ming and Qing Dynasty portraits to Germany next year
American and Chinese museum leaders gather in New York to discuss international co-operation
In the Multaka project, refugees lead guided museum tours for others displaced from Syria and Iraq
The event put artists from the island country in dialogue with their Florida colleagues
St Petersburg museum director pledges closer relationship as countries develop tourism links
A French team could return to sites like Susa, where the museum uncovered the Code of Hammurabi
But some exhibitions have been cancelled as political stand-off continues
Developing a global reach is just as important for major cultural institutions as it is for big businesses
The exhibition of pre-colonial art aims to convey an underlying notion of exchange, in all senses of the word
How Islamic decorative arts influenced 15th- and 16th-century Western artists
New rules and guidelines for archaeologists around the world.
The proposal is greeted by suspicion and political posturing within the Italian art and archaeology world and even the Ministry of Culture.