Priest resigns after outrage over appointment to run World Heritage Site

Art trade up in arms over implications of draft bill that aims to protect the import and export of cultural property

Finaldi and Rothschild take over as outsourcing deal for warding services triggers indefinite walkout

Instituto Inhotim is looking for wealthy sponsors to fund its single-artist galleries

Museum dedicated to the art of climbing offers sweeping views

The Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia to show its collection of more than 1,000 garments

Islam is the focus of north-west China’s first contemporary art institution

Exhibitions focus on more subtle ways artists were influenced by Hurricane Katrina

The museum launches its residency in the Whitney’s former home with a series of TED talks and performances

Among the displays is Robert Indiana’s AMOR sculpture installed on the Philadelphia Museum of Art East Terrace, overlooking the Papal mass

Ancient sculpture from Italian museums to go on show in Tehran after Iran lends Greek statue to Fondazione Prada

Overtures include Louvre director’s planned visit to Tehran, while Italy lends classical sculpture

Multiple locations are a must, says director

City promises to clear any hurdles to allow Florida collector Bruce Berkowitz to share his art with the public

Collection, which launches on Nakba Day, focuses on personal memories

Expansion plans include a new exhibitions pavilion at former bus garage and avant-garde art centre

The popular space is due to get a $45,000 facelift in time for Sacred Spaces exhibition

In an unprecedented move, the department for culture has extended initial deferral deadline for Egyptian sculpture's export license

The general director of St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum has warned “our society is sick” and cultural institutions cannot rely on police protection

The partnership will bring Israeli national treasures to Washington, DC

Major institutions including the Uffizi will be led by foreigners for the first time in country’s history

First phase of women-led project includes children’s and orientation galleries