In wake of scandal involving former Louvre director, France's culture minister forms taskforce to assess acquisitions procedures at museums

A number of objects purchased by the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are now under scrutiny—including an ancient Egyptian marble head worth €35m

"There are people who are destroying the planet, that's why I did it," the vandal said

Martinez has been indicted for “complicity of gang fraud and laundering“ of objects purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Louvre Abu Dhabi

Investigation focuses on purchases made by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre Abu Dhabi

The Louvre has two-and-a-half years to buy the record-breaking €24m painting

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The French museum is now seeking funds to buy the still-life painting, which was sold last week by Artcurial to a US dealer for €24.3m

France’s status as a honeypot for tourists from Asia and the US has taken a huge hit, from which its cultural institutions are still reeling. Now the country’s museums hope that French and European visitors can restore their finances

While attendance figures still have some way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels, fewer days of lockdown-related closures coupled with vaccine rollout programmes spelled good news for institutions around the world

The auction house will help the Parisian institution research the history of items purchased between 1933 and 1945, which "may lead to restitutions"

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Covid continued to impact on French museum visits, but the government provided a much-needed financial safety net

Renewal of Abu Dhabi deal means the Louvre can partner with the network of museums planned for Saudi Arabia's AlUla region

The foundation said earlier this year that the “aggressive colours“ covering the walls “violated the harmonies“ of Twombly’s pale blue canopy

Shows at the Centre Pompidou, Louvre and the Palace of Versailles explore the life and works of the conceptual artist

The Louvre-led government initiative aims to shatter clichés and encourage a deeper understanding

Louvre specialists worked with Lebanese counterparts to repair the damaged building

Collection of the lawyer and collector Armand Isaac Dorville was sold after his death in an estate sale that the state argues was not forced

A seasoned director with an emphasis on the social role of museums, she replaces Jean-Luc Martinez as the Louvre's president-director on 1 September

Health passes to certify visitors are Covid-free will be mandatory at cultural venues

Museum chief is named "interim" director while President Macron decides if he should continue as head of the Paris institution

A secret booklet appears to contradict claims made in a new documentary about the painting's attribution to Leonardo

A feature-length film, screening next week in France, sheds new light on the political machinations surrounding the world's most controversial painting

The woven hanging bears a slogan from Hitler's Mein Kampf

The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings

French president Emmanuel Macron will decide whether to renew or replace the museum's director in the coming weeks

Museum launches an online catalogue of 485,000 objects while curators comb through wartime acquisitions and works from former colonies

Deprived of visitors, the world’s most popular museum is striking deals with brands such as Uniqlo to reach international audiences online