Guy Wildenstein and his nephew were accused of hiding assets worth hundreds of millions but were acquitted in 2017 and 2018—now they are wanted back in court for a third trial

Mwazulu Diyabanza says that “museums do not deserve respect” as restitution debate intensifies

Vote by National Assembly paves the way for the return of 27 colonial-era artefacts to Benin and Senegal within one year, but “will not create a legal precedent”

Deputies rejected senators' proposal for a national council to advise the government on future restitution claims

Researchers at C2RMF give an exclusive preview of their forensic study of all the artist's works in French museum collections

Three-week delay caused by rising cases of coronavirus in the country

Work was pulled after the intervention of France's interior minister amid protests against a new bill that would have criminalised the publication of images of law enforcement

The works are from the estate of the artist’s teenage “muse and model” Frédérique Tison, who was also his step-niece

Senate approves bill to return 27 colonial-era artefacts from museum collections to Africa within one year

The plans are part of a ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia to develop the AlUla region into a tourism destination

Closing German museums would be “a hard blow for the institutions and society,” the country's museums association says

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza and the other activists who removed the object from display at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac say their actions are a protest against colonial looting

Accelerated bill enabling restitution of 27 objects from French museums passes first vote in parliament

Court erupts after attendee shouts that African funeral pole "belongs to us"

Ruling by Paris court of appeal sets an important precedent for pending restitution claim over 16 paintings in French museum collections

Palais Galliera opens its doors during a hybrid physical and digital Paris fashion week with a major Chanel exhibition

Aix-en-Provence city council says that sale fell through after negotiations with artist’s stepdaughter broke down

Visitors will need to swim to see new exhibits submerged off the coast of Corsica, Marseille and Cannes

A note was left at the scene by the perpetrators saying they “did not accept” that the saint should be “represented in such a way”

Signatories say that a ‘new deal’ is needed in France, enabling photojournalists to document the epidemic

An arson investigation has been launched into the fire at the Gothic St Peter and St Paul Cathedral in western France

Twenty-six objects looted from Abomey Palace to return to Benin, Omar Tall’s sword to be transferred to Senegal

French President Macron makes u-turn after first suggesting the 19th-century spire, which was destroyed in the fire last year, should be replaced by a contemporary design

With an estimated shortfall of €4.4m in revenue, the museum is looking to "increase the offer and opportunities for sales to new markets"

The former health and ecology minister shares a passion for opera with newly appointed Prime Minister Jean Castex

Head-hunted from Paris Photo, Christoph Wiesner will begin role as Luma Foundation officially opens its headquarters in the French city

Real estate developer Bruce Toll claims compensation after French High court confirms return of Pissarro's Pea Harvest to heirs of collector Simon Bauer

The work was returned to Egypt last year after officials were shown evidence it might have been looted during the Arab Spring in 2011

Case involves "hundreds of objects worth millions" looted from the Near and Middle East

Culture ministry launches open call for monument that will be sited near the Musée du Louvre