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Japanese collector was catapulted into the limelight when he spent $110m on a Basquiat, which is currently on 'world tour'
Digital publication will draw on team of journalists in Paris and a network of global correspondents
Guillaume Houzé says that his new Marais venue will be less corporate and more creative
French museum became first cultural institution to secure ties with Islamic regime after sanctions lifted in 2016
One attempt was made in 1953 to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II and another for the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066
The British Museum has the space and facilities to restore the embroidery, which is returning to England for first time in 940 years
Exhibition of 50 Greek, Roman and Persian artefacts is "first large-scale exhibition by a major Western museum in Iran"
Known as the Bangwa Queen, the object was either given to or looted by the German colonial agent Gustav Conrau
State stepped in and purchased major pieces by important female sculptor at auction
Single-owner consignments and a €13.5m portrait by Modigliani help Sotheby’s emerge ahead of its rivals in a stagnating market
Also, Meyer Vaisman's grandiose taxidermies and Elaine Strutevant's almost-replicas
Paris museum is on a mission to collect Latin American art—and a show of colonial-era paintings is the overture
President Hollande plans to implement 75% tax rate on income above €1m a year
French heritage authority wants Gehry-designed towers moved to reduce their impact on the city’s archaeology.
Longtime arts and heritage patron Olivier de Rohan denounces the increasing influence of external bodies on museums' creative decisions
How artists and the arts fared under the Vichy regime and the German occupation of France, 1940-44
Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped
The owner of Christie's to show works from his personal collection for the first time
Iranian lawyers argued that any rights to the fifth-century bas-relief should be relinquished to its country of origin
Two heads are better than one, as the question of how best to preserve historic ruins is yet to receive a definitive answer
President Aznar of Spain stated that cultural protectionism was “the refuge of a country whose culture is in decline”
Accord reflects fear of American cultural imperialism
Plus ça change... plus c’est la même chose
A claim brought against the Musée Carnavalet in Paris has an effect on US museums
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The question of what exactly the artist would have wanted is ultimately unanswerable, and therefore liable to cause friction
Archives, boxes of drawings and documents pertaining to court procedures were confiscated by bailiffs, following the freezing of their assets last year
Contemporary art museums say their collections are undervalued and at risk
$12 million pay out to the three families
Tajan and PIASA lead the list