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
Encyclopaedic show was inspired by former director Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects
Construction delays to the Zayed National Museum are behind the move
Pledge by European museums to set up “permanent display” of rotating loans in Benin City could pave way for restitution
Major loans from New York will be shown in both cities while the US institution adds one-third more exhibition space in Manhattan
Buyers using works as collateral and allegedly defaulting on payment becoming increasingly common in "frothy market"
More than 400 works from the baroness’s collection may be removed from the Madrid museum, but the Spanish culture minister hopes to reach a deal this week
Vuitton museum to show Modern masterpieces from MoMA
Arts Council Collection of nearly 8,000 works is planning 24 exhibitions with regional partner galleries
Curators have yet to examine more than 300 of late artist’s paintings
The largest ever loan show organised outside France will feature more than 100 objects from the historic royal palace
The late Baron Heini Thyssen’s eye-popping valuation of Holbein painting stopped National Gallery loan, trustees’ minutes reveal
The anonymous foreign buyer of the painting has lent it to the National Museum Cardiff for three years
Hermitage director reveals "circuitous" route that marble sculpture took from London to St Petersburg to avoid Greek seizure
Madrid museum still allows The Haywain to be centrepiece of blockbuster show in artist’s home town
Negotiations include huge loan fee part of which will help fund revamp of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Hirshhorn holds preliminary talks but Berlin first in queue to borrow works by artists such as Gauguin, Pollock, Rothko, Picasso and Bacon
Relations worse than ever after federal US judge imposes $43.7m fine over Jewish Orthodox library
Concerns about the venue’s roof and paperwork delays have postponed the exhibition—insured for €160m—for six weeks
Ancient sculpture from Italian museums to go on show in Tehran after Iran lends Greek statue to Fondazione Prada
Overtures include Louvre director’s planned visit to Tehran, while Italy lends classical sculpture
Finest Assyrian relief from Nimrud among objects being valued for possible display in Abu Dhabi museum
The US Fish and Wildlife Service blocked the importation of the Byzantine objects before they ever left the UK
Assyrian reliefs among the 500 loans earmarked for long stay in Abu Dhabi