Ministry of culture orders emergency measure after terrorist attacks

Renovated Paris museum reopens with emphasis on sculptor's creative process

Leading directors oppose Cimam president at centre of censorship row in Barcelona

The work by Claudius Jacquand shows a view of the museum’s home, a former Benedictine convent

New framework stresses return principle but some fear that traffickers in illicit objects could abuse it

Antonello da Messina’s triptych brought together in 15-year loan agreement

The culture wars may be over, but the debate over what public institutions can show lives on

Refurbished gallery gives more space to Modern objects but older artefacts still take pride of place

Participants, including Douglas Coupland, invest in a simulated stock market shaped by technological developments

Thirty-somethings Christopher Y Lew and Mia Locks will lead a curatorial team that looks beyond the New York scene and institutional shows

Renovation of the Pergamon Museum expected to be complete by 2019, with a new wing dedicated to Egyptian art to open by 2026

Full-scale re-creation is part of ambitious new display of masterpieces at Museo dell’Opera del Duomo

Hirshhorn holds preliminary talks but Berlin first in queue to borrow works by artists such as Gauguin, Pollock, Rothko, Picasso and Bacon

Institutions face attacks of vandalism as society becomes more unsettled

Institutions are burgeoning in the face of sanctions and currency devaluation

Exhibition from the Sigg Collection of Chinese contemporary art coincides with show in Switzerland

During 25 years at the helm she transformed pavilion in London park into venue for international art and architecture

British Museum's exhibition delves into post-pharaonic Egypt

Painting’s 19-year-old subject lined up as “poster boy” for the Holburne Museum’s centenary

Federal investigators have seized more than 200 cuneiform tablets imported from Israel by the Green family

At Tony Salamé’s $100m Aishti Foundation, visitors can see a major show of abstract works or shop in a string of luxury boutiques