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The works had been illegally exported or excavated
A former clothes factory in Italy will house 200 works
When it comes to returning antiquities from its own collections, Italy drags its feet
The Italian government is giving financial assistance in the 2,000 year-old site's repair, after it was badly affected by an earthquake
Marion True faces charges of conspiring to receive illicitly excavated artefacts
A joint statement by the Getty and Italian government says 21 pieces will go back
Specific artefacts are called into question
Marion True has resigned from the museum and the institution is to return three artefacts to Italy
An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book
Make the citizen your ally if you want to save the nation’s past
After 17 years and 15 shows, the Italian car manufacturer has withdrawn funding from major kunsthalle in Venice
The claim is for a bound 290-folio missal which appears to have disappeared in 1943
Meanwhile, Ricard tries his hand at larceny while Blum's Judd masterpiece makes bank
How Islamic decorative arts influenced 15th- and 16th-century Western artists
Letizia Battaglia recorded the Mafia violence that defined Palermo’s darkest years, while fighting for change through her work as a photojournalist, politician, environmentalist and human rights activist
Despite curators’ protests, the French senate has pushed through a Raphael exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris
The restrictions were imposed following a 1999 request made by Italy under Article 9 of the Unesco Convention
Wounded archaeology
The San Martino’s decorative arts and theatre collections are, at last, on show again, in new rooms
Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.
The Art Newspaper has tracked down further details of what happened to the twelfth-century manuscript during World War II
Change of attitude towards restitution requests may signal changes in UK law
Pietro Accorsi's long wait to showcase his collection is over
Plotting national tastes and identifying certain general market trends
Matisse Odalisque restored to the Rosenberg family
The penalty of lying to customs
The letter was written by Giacomo Boni and dates from 1925
Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.