French owner petitions the Queen after relic is taken across the Channel following export licence faux pas

The local driver was arrested on antiquities smuggling charges last week and has been released on bail

State-owned works of art risk seizure to satisfy $7bn of claims by Americans

The artist is accused of using a London photographer’s image of the Sex Pistol’s bassist in an Instagram work

The actress appeared with other advocates in Washington, DC to speak at a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing

Philosopher’s little black book of books included in Berlin show by artist and author Edmund de Waal

Ambitious project to transform central London’s bridges is backed by Rothschild family and city’s mayor

Police question former director of National Centre for Contemporary Arts in connection to corruption investigation

Huang Yong Ping’s Monumenta commission among the shows temporarily shut down in a “preventive measure”

The dealer and author Richard Polsky explains why he is brave enough to authenticate works by Haring and Basquiat

Museum professionals gathered in Washington, DC, to survey the state of the field at the annual AAM conference

Sculpture could be returned by the end of the year—providing a secure site is found

Limited opening hours, visits by appointment only and founders’ out-of-hours access to collections transferred to non-profit foundations are among senators' concerns

Historian to explore frontier spirit in American art

Doubts grow over crucial government funding as the once-friendly Finnish political climate deteriorates