“Every museum is a place of memory, beauty and history”, said the pontiff to an audience that included the directors of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Six suspects have also been arrested in connection to last month's burglary at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer

The 150kg cover, embellished with gold, precious stones and pearls, was burgled from the C. Karoutzos Contemporary Art Centre in central France on Sunday night

A collection of the artist’s correspondence provides fascinating new insights, from his domestic life to acquisition negotiations

The scheme comes after trade unions representing museum staff held strikes in September, with negotiations still ongoing

Some ticket holders have reportedly queued for up to two hours to enter the blockbuster exhibition, while others have been turned away

This month, the Colombian artist will unveil his site-specific sculpture in an ancient Piedmontese town, as well as a solo gallery show in London

London institution says that in-person audio-described tours will be offered, and that it may add an audio-described tour to the exhibition's app

The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors

The exhibition featuring shortlisted artists Tanoa Sasraku, Marguerite Humeau, Simeon Barclay and Kira Freije opens to the public on 26 September

“Nobody would seriously contemplate cutting what survives of the tapestry in two and displaying half in London and half in Bayeux“, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “Yet that is exactly what happened to the Parthenon sculptures.”

“The parties acknowledge a difference of opinion regarding the future of Kanal,” says a statement from the cabinet of Boris Dilliès, the recently-appointed leader of the regional government

Organised by A/POLITICAL, the continuous reading by Arabic speakers will be open to the public, as well as available to view via livestream

‘Seated Nymph’ was created in the early 16th century by the Italian sculptor Antico, nicknamed for his Classical-inspired bronzes

The expansion will house more than 360 contemporary artworks donated or on loan from the TBA21 Collection, led by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza

The exhibition, which explores the passage of time across Monet's oeuvre, is partly sponsored by Anthropic, who sponsored another Monet show earlier this year

The opening of the free display was marked by a symposium discussing British and Ukrainian collaboration to protect and preserve the embattled country's cultural heritage

The first-century mosaic and accompanying fresco located beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome welcomed its first visitors this past weekend

There are few controls over how mayors spend the Overnight Visitor Levy income, according to plans announced earlier this week

A painting of Igor Tulchinsky is on display within the museum’s blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry show