The money will go to the museum after his death, with yearly donations scheduled until that time

Still excluded from the material was correspondence we had requested relating to the final price of £22 million

Whilst the motivation behind his departure is unexplained, his career, driven by his reformist values, has left its mark on Iranian culture

The Raphael was bought by the National Gallery for £22 million in February 2004

Austria finances the restoration of wooden idols chopped up by the Taliban

The costs of bringing "Iranian splendour" overseas will be covered by the Japanese royal family

Riffraff-proofing the festivities involved intense security procedures

The museum's expansion has not slowed down their buying

At the hands of Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi, the MoMA has become twice its former size

Taniguchi's addition to the institution has substantially increased the floor space - and the admission prices

American Express and American Friends of the Louvre are making their mark on the French institution

The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago's decision to restitute a set of 300 ancient clays tablets to Iran is proof of strengthening ties

The ambassador assesses the situation on the ground and recommends that swift action must be taken if cultural landmarks are to remain

The venture is backed by the Iraqi authorities, who have a stake in the newfound Iraq Project Company

“We think the employees were let go in retaliation for their union activities,” says National Labour Relations Board attorney Don Zavelo

The Getty Museum loses out on “Madonna of the pinks”

Many of the objects, some extant since the first millennium BC, were looted from the site and entered the international market

It will include displays of photographs and posters, pieces of barbed wire, tools and clothes from the Gulags

"I served with all my might", said Alfonso Perez Sanchez

The exhibition could raise money to repair the ransacked National Museum of Iraq

The show is named “Here is elsewhere” since “most of the artists in the exhibition, because of their gender, sexual orientation, colour, or cultural background, speak from a critical position outside the status quo”

Denmark exhibits a selection of his photography and video work

Works from the Museum of Modern Art’s fabled collection continue their world tours for another year

The 2001-2 recordings reflect struggling economy, registering a drop in art sponsorship since the millennium

John Elderfield and Kynaston McShine exchange positions

The booking was cancelled after the decision received backlash from the British Museum

An out-of-town gallery thrives on showing gentle, figurative painters