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Syrian archaeologist killed by Isis in Palmyra; Italy appoints 20 new museum directors; collector and philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies
Palmyra archaeologist killed by Isis militants
Khaled al-Asaad served as director of antiquities of Palmyra for 40 years
New directors announced for 20 of Italy’s top museums
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Honolulu Art Museum sues collector; Germany’s proposed heritage law draws more fire; UK seeks to save its ‘Sekhemka’ statue
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The Masterpiece podcast: episode three
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Ishiuchi Miyako
Stills gallery in Edinburgh hosts the Japanese post-war photographer’s first solo exhibition in Scotland
John McLean: Flare
Colourful works by the late abstract painter are the focus of the Fine Art Society’s exhibition
Céline Condorelli / After Work
The London-based artist’s first major survey features recent installation works and a collaborative film project
Daniel Silver: Looking
An expectant audience of ceramic busts form the centrepiece of David Silver’s solo exhibition at the Fruitmarket gallery in Edinburgh
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How Raphael gave the Virgin Mary more to do
In the works of Raphael the Virgin Mary often plays a more active and more joyful role than she is allowed by other artists
When it comes to restitution, UK museums should be careful what they wish for
The V&A’s director Tristram Hunt has floated the idea of changing the law to allow national museums to make permanent returns. Robert Hewison advises treading very carefully
Putting a name to one of Glyn Philpot’s most mysterious faces
Who is the subject of the painter’s cryptically titled ‘Madame C d’A’? Tessa Murdoch looks for clues among his most progressive patrons