Diplomatic thaw draws collectors and curators to the Caribbean island

Move comes amid rising tensions over downed Russian fighter jet

Chancellor George Osborne finds money for British Museum and Victoria and Albert to display objects now in store

Also Known as Africa postponed to 2016 amid heightened security and a bleak economic outlook

Cultural figures take a stance against court ruling condemning Ashraf Fayadh for apostasy

Exhibition co-organised by Germano Celant signals Iran’s soft power offensive

The British Museum and British Library will contribute to events across the country

Culture bus heads to Washington in bid to change attitudes to the Middle East

Public helped choose the winner of prize for socially engaged art in parliamentary-style open-jury at Liverpool Town Hall

Christie’s to sell Margaret Thatcher’s belongings after V&A turns them down

Arts professionals are generally optimistic about the country’s new leadership—although some worry promised changes could be too little too late

While government moves to limit right to strike by reclassifying museums as “essential public services” on a par with schools and hospitals

Interest grows in younger generation active in Tehran’s lively art scene and the Iranian diaspora

Plea comes as Boris Johnson publishes guidance for councils, planners and developers on protecting arts venues

Toy maker has refused to supply materials for artist’s installation in Melbourne

Exhibition of Western and Iranian art agreed in historic German-Iranian deal

But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda

Visitors snap up Greek artist Stelios Faitakis's limited-edition prints at Frieze

Artist Abdulnasser Gharem filmed "life-drawing" class in school that he founded

Belgian artist’s paintings for exhibition in Qatar address “the ongoing story of violence and ignorance”

Union members reached agreement with gallery over work conditions

In his keynote speech at the Moscow Biennale, Yanis Varoufakis discussed the perils of cultural collapse and why the euro is doomed—from an artistic standpoint

Newly elected left-wing leader of Labour Party promises increased funding for the arts and backs National Gallery strikers

The incarceration rate—especially for African American men—is an “epidemic” that artists should help cure, the non-profit says

The School of Kiev opened against the odds to focus on knowledge rather than art and breathe new life into old institutions

Our guide to who’s running for the White House and what they have funded—or cut