Papal blessing and private funder for Victoria and Albert Museum’s Sistine show
V&A will reunite Raphael’s Sistine tapestries with their cartoons for first time in 500 years
Loan of relic caught up in international political tensions
Monique Burger plans to take her works on an Asia tour
José Berardo doubts government will buy, and plans new art deco museum
This development has done little to alleviate lingering tensions between Iran and Britain
Ruler angry over block on Coello masterpiece
The museum director has reassured Iran's vice president that the wait does not mean the loan has been called off
Private-collector museums
Discreet approaches have been made to dealers who represent black, Hispanic, Asian and women artists
So far the next generation have yet to replicate their parents’ efforts on the same scale
The British Museum pledged to send over the rare cuneiform cylinder in exchange for Iran's ample contributions to previous shows
Decision made after rejection by the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid
Director of the Rose Art Museum examines both sides of the argument
Museum retains 79 works on long-term loan from the City of Amsterdam
“What is often described as the ‘undue’ influence of collectors and dealers is less of a threat than the noticeable tendency for these parties to lose interest in public institutions”
The Neue Pinakothek in Munich has been forced to cancel a major exhibition scheduled to open next month
Jyte Dresing has loaned eight works to Copenhagen's Arken Museum of Modern Art
“I feel that at the time of the Medici they had my kind of rapport with their artists”
Some of these tablets originate from Iraq
Director Mark Jones believes works should be loaned out rather than kept in storage
This change of stance has attracted controversy
All four versions of Mother and Child, Divided, returned to Hirst's studio for conservation
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are seeking the return of 14 paintings from the Stedelijk Museum, claiming they are not entitled to the paintings
The inaugural exhibition will feature a portion of her own collection, as well as a contribution from New York's Rina Banerjee
The objects have been on loan to UCL since 1995
Curator explains they are in desperate need of additional space
The Sunday Times values it at $9 billion, but several dealers disagree
Four based in India, one New York Indian, one US couple and one Japanese buyer
The painting will be loaned by Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico as it refurbishes its gallery, along with Burne-Jones' Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon