We look back at the biggest stories of the year

Several institutions have closed, others have cut back their opening times as protests against Macron's retirement reforms sweep the country

Attempted robbery was thwarted by police

This once in a lifetime retrospective has a freshness and coherence which appeals to public and scholar alike

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s luxury vessel has unexpectedly circumnavigated Europe and docked in the Netherlands

We speak to co-curator Vincent Delieuvin about the 13 years of research that went into the show and discuss the latest twist in the Salvator Mundi saga with author Ben Lewis. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Exclusive photograph from the Paris museum shows the intended installation set up

We can also reveal that the $450m painting is described in the latest insurance documents as “attributed to” Leonardo rather than as a definitive autograph work

With a mass of the artist’s greatest works on its walls, the exhibition is a huge hit despite the non-appearance—so far—of the controversial painting

An Italian appellate court has overturned the ban on the loan of the celebrated drawing

Forthcoming exhibition on the Renaissance master reveals ground-breaking new research on Italian literary sources

The ruling also suspends the wider agreement for the exchange of works of art between France and Italy

Reservations will become mandatory at the world's most visited museum by the end of the year

In an exclusive interview, Jean-Luc Martinez reveals his big plans for the museum and why 250,000 objects must leave Paris

Paris museum's attempts to secure $450m Leonardo look doomed to failure, and the loser will be art history

Italian conservationists say they may attempt to block the loan of the famous drawing

Speculation remains over whether Salvator Mundi will appear

The Vitruvian Man—normally only shown for a few weeks every six years—will travel from Venice’s Gallerie dell'Accademia to Paris

Paris deputy mayor Ian Brossat says that teaming up with the online rental giant is “disastrous and shocking”

Supported by undisclosed donation from Alwaleed Philanthropies, French museum’s newly renovated Islamic galleries reopened in full this week

We reveal the research and science behind the monograph exhibition exploring the Renaissance painter's artistic evolution

Move reignites debate over British Museum’s position on sculptures brought to Britain by Lord Elgin

Activist group Pain says Paris museum has taped over or taken down plaques dedicated to the eponymous family whose pharmaceutical company is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis

The piece of furniture by Bernard II van Risenburgh, which left for the US almost four decades ago, was commissioned by Louis XV for his stepdaughter

Pain protestors demand that museum officials rename 12 rooms named after the Sackler family

The Leonardo painting, which is seen by thousands of visitors each day, is temporarily leaving its home during renovations to the gallery

Museum officials say they still hope to include Salvator Mundi in major autumn show

Pierre Rosenberg has pledged his collection of works by Charles Le Brun and other artists to the new museum