French customs officials have barred the return of Saint Cosmos to the US following its inclusion in a show at the Jacquemart André Museum in Paris

Although Tory announcement calls it the “largest cultural capital programme in a century”, pledge is only quarter of Labour’s £1bn culture fund

Missing since 2012, around 1,300 prints have been returned to their rightful owner, who used to sell Creme's works

Calls for emergency art storage are putting pressure on art shipment and insurance firms

After more than a week of violent uprising in Santiago, the director of Chaco calls on art to “become the meeting space that Chile needs”

The decision comes after the company was accused of using “aggressive and coercive tactics” against staff when they attempted to unionise in September

A letter sent to the company's leadership yesterday outlines “aggressive and coercive tactics” used against employees after they attempted to unionise last month

We need to acknowledge the complexity of our time and not hide in simple political polarities, says the director of the Art Gallery of Ontario

The installation by Czech artist Kateřina Šedá is part of the Lofoten International Art Festival in Norway

Staff members found their keys to the city's Art Bank abruptly deactivated as tensions rose between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the commission

Defendant remains in custody until trial in February

Metropolitan Police are exploring mental health as a line of inquiry

Labour MP Owen Smith calls the tax-free zones “self-storage for art thieves”

The divide between primary and secondary markets blur as sales skew in favour of a few recognised, bankable artists

While Boris Johnson describes himself as a keen painter and Jeremy Hunt spent time as culture minister, the sector is likely to remain far down the agenda

As Fratelli Alinari vacates its Italian headquarters, there are hopes that Tuscan government will rescue the historic collection

Three Portuguese banks have filed a lawsuit to recover funds from Joe Berardo, whose vast collection on show in Lisbon is one of the most visited in Portugal

New research suggests work could be a prototype of an idealised “Venus” portrait designed by Leonardo himself

The New York-based artist Cai Guo-Qiang shares personal memories and photos of his old friend, I.M. Pei

The former government residence turned museum will host its first art exhibition

The public art works are painted using Airlite which purifies polluted air in a process similar to photosynthesis

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Thousands of illegally removed items—including human bones—were discovered on collector’s farm

In the second part of a new series, Adrian Ellis examines the issue of post-colonial restitution

In January, the 19 Smithsonian institutions had just 13% of the footfall they had experienced the year before

Independent artists groups plan to put Cuba's controversial Decree 349 to the test

British photographer’s largest exhibition to date will inaugurate space opened by culture magazine Elephant