Collectors who find pleasure in sharing their collections with the public
Seven dead in Germany after Europe-wide floods
Owners of disputed artworks can go to great lengths to burnish their worth
For 10 years, the Quai Branly has been a museum like no other. How has this been achieved?
Effects on wider French economy unclear as city’s restaurant and hotel sales drop sharply
First foreign director since 1827 succeeds MacGregor who takes over project in Berlin
Completion postponed for third time as regional turmoil and lower oil prices reshape priorities
Artist is best known for abstract whorls, interlocking zigzags and discs of contrasting colour
Pressure group demands oil-rich state pays worker fees
Perugino emerges from the shadow of his pupil Raphael as an artist of real substance
The sweeping sequence of the 33 new rooms shows a reinterpretation of this peerless collection
Over risotto in Knightsbridge, the former Unilever chief talks about running the British Museum at a time of change
Courses for those wishing to work in museums or auction houses are growing in popularity in France
Paris can ill-afford a further pollution stain on its image, writes Hugh Carnegy
As he prepares for his next Paris fashion show - and his first exhibition at the Louvre, the Belgian designer talks to Vanessa Friedman about clothes, commerce and courgettes
Cost-cutting expectations are high for cement producer
The outstanding works on show here are an inquiry into the condition of being
From Old Master paintings to Tutankhamun’s tomb, artworks eroded by time and tourism are being rescued and reconstructed
Charles Ratton raised the profile of tribal art and was ahead of his time in realising its commercial potential
Korean artist Ahae has found a grand setting for his quiet images of the natural world
Bolstered by superb loans, this sculpture show is a sumptuous tour through western art’s most important era
