Complex conservation issues mean it could easily take a decade or more to rebuild the Medieval cathedral

We talk about the effects of the fire at Notre Dame, the building’s history, and what happens next. And we speak to satirical artist Christopher Spencer, the man behind Cold War Steve. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

The Belgian, known for his sculptures in a Northern European Gothic style, is already devising a new spire

Several charitable and crowdfunding campaigns have launched since the fire

The 19th-century spire has collapsed on the medieval landmark

Artist has previously wrapped monuments such as the Reichstag in Berlin

A sign of the times, two of London and Paris’s oldest firms closed their premises in the traditional art heartlands of the cities

Alexander Khochinsky’s lawyer calls the country’s actions over a €10,000 looted painting “aggressive and disproportionate” and says his client will not get a fair trial in the “illiberal democracy”

French museums operator Culturespaces has launched a space in South Korea and is planning another in Bordeaux in 2020

From Paris to Chartres, US philanthropy makes its mark

The Chicago-based artist's exhibition in Paris examines the forced removal in 1911 of the inhabitants of Malaga Island

The show promises a continuum in Picasso’s work, a gentle slide, rather than rigidly compartmentalised episodes

Petit Palais exhibition explores the architect's explicit drawings and designs for unrealised buildings including a cow-shaped dairy

But the bust of Napoleon is still being restored

Officials at the Paris museum want to boost homegrown audiences and draw lower-income visitors

Get caught up in Tomás Saraceno’s webs at the Palais de Tokyo and listen to Sophie Calle’s dead cat tribute featuring Bono and Pharrell Williams

Decision allows Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent to continue using trademark of French painter Jacques Majorelle

Scholars are divided over whether either of the paintings of Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy—or both of them—are copies

The French chocolate maker has also been quietly casting works in bronze, silver and gold

More than 30 conservators will treat paintings and sculptures, seven years after French culture ministry halted reckless cleaning of two panels

Despite censorship, China’s appetite for photography is growing but Paris Photo remains pre-eminent

A new show at the Musée du Louvre reunites 500 of the collector's artefacts, showing his admiration for Italian art across the ages

Inaugural show honours Belgian photographer and Cartier-Bresson's wife, who created the foundation to preserve their legacy

In his new book The Orsay Murder Club, the art historian Christos Markogiannakis examines the horrors of the Paris museum’s collection

Gallerist Claude Lemand and his wife France also set up a fund to support the museum

The Al Thani collection to be displayed at revamped Hôtel de la Marine over 20 years, in a deal that will help fund the building’s restoration

Artist pairings have grown in popularity for this year's edition of the fair at the Grand Palais