The fragment, plundered in the 1980s or 1990s, was seized in a criminal case in Geneva

Credit Suisse’s current benefactors include Kunsthaus Zurich, Kunstmuseum Basel and the National Gallery in London

Andreas Rumbler will be tasked with uniting the mega-gallery's Swiss spaces "under a common vision"

Off to Art Basel? From a Picasso harlequin to Jean Tinguely’s clanking sound sculpture, here are some of the masterpieces not to miss in the city’s bountiful museums

The Swiss company will now be called Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, with the three Swiss founders remaining as partners

With a major art collection and multiple museum sponsorship deals, the collapse of the defunct Swiss bank is likely to have ramifications for the art world

Many of the works investigated show a direct link to the violent 1897 raid by British forces, and may lead to the transfer of objects to Nigeria

Local galleries at the Geneva fair welcome strong showing from Swiss-French and German buyers

Russian officials in Switzerland say they are “outraged” by LGBTQ connection and “war criminal” label

Show opens ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenksy's address at the global summit

Kunstmuseum Bern announces results of in-depth provenance investigation of controversial 2014 bequest

Zurich museum's displays of the collection of arms dealer Emil Georg Bührle have prompted criticism and a national debate

Around 100 scholars have signed a petition to the city’s mayor arguing that Marc-Olivier Wahler is not the right person to run the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire

Collectors are told they must be fully vaccinated or supply a negative Covid-19 test in line with Swiss government regulations

Archaeologists find remains of houses on stilts, possibly dating to 1000BC, which indicates Lucerne was settled earlier than thought

Bern's Zentrum Paul Klee will devote an exhibition to the artist this summer

Fondation Beyeler will shows Arp and Rodin while Kunstmuseum Bern has a show on Latin American political art

As her Hauser & Wirth exhibition launches online, the 81-year-old artist tells us about her early influences, being taught by David Hockney, and why pink is punk

Petition calls for more transparency in planned display of the collection of Emil Georg Bührle, who bought Nazi-looted art with a fortune built on weapons

City hopes the $230m new building will raise its profile as an art destination to match Basel

Museums in South Korea and Hong Kong have also started reopening after coronavirus lockdowns

Several other trade fairs have also been cancelled in Switzerland

The opening exhibition of the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, during next year's Art Basel fair, will focus on Caribbean artists

The Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, Syria’s Raqqa Museum and Mosul libraries all safeguarded

The successful candidate must organise an international symposium in 2021

Global art and antiques imports and exports in and out of the UK increased last year but are yet to reach the levels seen during the 2015 peak

Eighth edition of fair attracts more blue-chip and German-speaking Swiss galleries keen to meet Geneva's Francophone collectors

A further 6,000 items belonging to Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art are still held by authorities in Geneva