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Le Mobilier Funéraire Gallo-Roman et Franc en Picardie et en Artois (Paris, 1902).

A history of Birmingham in 456 lots – the Assay Office Library comes to auction

A sale of volumes collected by the Assay Office over two centuries brings numerous important works to the market, despite local opposition

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The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City (1931), at the San Francisco Art Institute.

A Diego Rivera mural is the San Francisco Art Institute’s prize asset – but that doesn’t mean it should be sold

The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school

Keeping time – the Tunisian clock monuments that tell of a bygone regime

A decade after the uprisings that led to the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the clocks he loved remain

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The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez

The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future

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In homeschooling hell? Then try packing your kids off to a virtual museum

There’s a soggy Stars and Stripes in the Oval Office – and it’s a perfect emblem for the task ahead

The art world put its weight behind Biden. Will he repay the favour?