Assyrian reliefs among the 500 loans earmarked for long stay in Abu Dhabi

Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site

Experts blame local authorities in Vyborg for failing to act as architecture begins to collapse

Promised increase to help run extension made quietly last year as public spending cuts expected elsewhere

Following similar fund for scholars, Institute of International Education with funding from Mellon Foundation launch project to aid persecuted artists and performers

Turin-style reforms could take place across Italy as soon as a dozen new directors are appointed

Work commissioned under Percent for Art causes controversy as the public and politicians across the US criticise the scheme

Companies accused of dictating museums’ programmes in return for support

As the European Union announces its latest grants, applicants find the barriers to success getting higher

<p> High-speed rail line threatens prehistoric sites of cultural importance, according to group </p>

Funding squeeze causes museums and institutions around the country to postpone or cancel exhibitions

Its founders want to raise $40m and plan to support the continent’s museums

Protests about the gallery’s lack of transparency concerning the energy company's sponsorship miss the point of how big business and the arts interact

National institutions reluctantly set up trusts to gain access to their own reserves

Corporate giving down 14% over three years according to Business Committee for the Arts

Investment in art has become less popular among US companies when more commercial options are available

The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles