Family of Gustav Arens also receive French government compensation for a Tintoretto painting and a Dutch landscape

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

Academics challenge the provenance of the Edo plaque as well as two Igbo alusi figures that sold under estimate for €212,500

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

Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”

More than 100 objects once belonging to the Tunisian politician Habib Djellouli, including an ancient Quran, are at the centre of the controversy

The auction house knew that the provenance of an ancient cuneiform tablet inscribed with the Epic of Gilgamesh was made up, lawsuit claims

Project is backed by the Ernst von Siemens art foundation, which seeks “a more factual focus to the discussions about restitution”

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery wants to work in tandem with the Benin Dialogue Group, which is made up of institutions that hold the majority of the pieces

Authorities brazenly took 34 artefacts during public opening hours at the Brussels fair

Independent scholar uncovers questionable provenance for the sculpture that the Oxford institution bought from Sotheby's in 1967

British Museum and Art Loss Register collaborate over recovery of ancient bull decoration that was consigned to an online auction

Two paintings by Jean-Louis Forain were discovered in Cornelius Gurlitt’s trove; the third work, by Constantin Guys, was restituted by another family member

We look back at the biggest stories of the year

Paid over four years, it will support efforts made by museums, grassroots-organisations and governments

Recent cases involving stolen art have raised questions over the behaviour of diplomats

US and Egyptian officials presided over handover at a repatriation ceremony in New York

For first time, advisory team stipulates that work must not be sold for ten years in case evidence emerges that contradicts its ruling

Objects are reportedly linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor who is facing criminal charges in the US

The government’s complaint outlines a massive alleged smuggling ring involving other dealers, art restorers and associates who helped create false provenances for looted objects

Study reveals that up to 8% of museum acquisitions were looted from private citizens

Grandchildren of art dealer René Gimpel accuse French culture ministry of blocking restitution of works hanging in state museums

Norton Simon Museum can keep two Cranach masterpieces

To prevent similar high-profile losses in the future, the Met should hire a permanent, full-time provenance curator

Decades-long case to reclaim works held in Hungary’s museums will now go through US District Court

19th-century oil painting, stolen during the Second World War, was found in the US

Painting of apple trees is pulled from exhibition after admission that its restitution was a mistake

Piece depicting a Persian soldier was seized last year at Tefaf New York