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British Museum confirms Parthenon marbles talks with Greece
Plus: John Akomfrah and Grayson Perry knighted, Louvre to limit visitor numbers, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The week in art news – National Gallery gets go-ahead for Sainsbury Wing plans
Plus: Tom Phillips (1937–2022), Horniman hands over Benin Bronzes, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The week in art news – Mark Girouard (1931–2022)
Plus: New York museums required to prominently acknowledge Nazi-looted works | the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has confirmed the authorship of one of its Vermeers | and the Met has returned two sculptures to Nepal
The week in art news – Germany transfers ownership of Benin Bronzes
Plus: the Italian Ministry of Culture asks museums to refrain from selling NFTs
Platinum Jubilee events round-up
Apollo presents a few of the best events and exhibitions put on in honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Former director of the Louvre under investigation for money laundering and organised fraud
Jean-Luc Martinez has been indicted in connection with the purchase of five ancient Egyptian artefacts by the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Gilane Tawadros named as Whitechapel Gallery’s new director
Gilane Tawadros will become the gallery’s tenth director, following in the footsteps of Iwona Blazwick who stepped down, after 20 years, in April 2022
This week in art news – Warhol’s Blue Marilyn sells for $195m
Plus: Deane Lawson wins Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022 and Art Fund announces Museum of the Year shortlist
Sheena Wagstaff to leave Met’s modern and contemporary department
Plus: the Smithsonian adopts new ethical returns policy and 2,000 works of art reported to have been looted from Mariupol
Mayor of Paris orders investigation into harassment cases at city’s museums
Plus: Vlodomyr Zelensky addresses the Venice Biennale and the Viennese Actionist Hermann Nitsch has died at the age of 83
V&A director Martin Roth resigns
The Victoria and Albert Museum’s first foreign director is stepping down after five years in the role
Tate Modern to quit Bankside and become a village museum
Avril Djesta reports from London, where Tate Modern is to close its doors to become a regional pop-up museum
Acquisitions of the Month: February 2016
LACMA just acquired an entire house – and no ordinary house at that
With Art UK, Britain’s public collections are more accessible than ever before
A new website revolutionises how we can view publicly owned art
The threat to Yemen’s heritage
Three world heritage sites are at risk as a result of the civil war
Acquisitions of the Month: January 2016
Several museums have plugged gaps in their collections this month, while others have received some extraordinarily generous gifts
Unearthing the secrets of East Anglia’s Bronze Age settlers
The discoveries at Must Farm reveal a lot about life 3,000 years ago. But one big question remains…
Readings Held Worldwide for Condemned Poet and Artist Ashraf Fayadh
Hundreds attended events in support of Ashraf Fayadh, who faces the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
York Floods: an update from the Jorvik Viking Centre
Museums and heritage sites across the UK are fighting to minimise flood damage this winter. But what happens after disaster strikes?
Acquisitions of the Month: December 2015
Several museums have received wonderful gifts this Christmas…
Acquisitions of the Month: November 2015
The most interesting and important recent additions to museum collections
Announcing the Asian Art In London Award Winners
The awards were presented yesterday evening at a Gala Party marking the start of the citywide art event
Acquisitions of the Month: October 2015
William Kentridge’s gift to the George Eastman Museum; rare Picasso heads to Scotland; NGA Washington expands its photography holdings
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Are artists justified in boycotting Israel?
Calls for cultural and academic boycotts of Israel continue to hit the headlines. Should we regard such politically charged stances as divisive or necessary for change?