Museums and Institutions

The Bayeux Museum in France has bought a life-size Victorian replica of the Bayeux tapestry from the Charlie Watts sale.

The Louvre Museum has used its pre-emption right to successfully secure a 19th century cast of the Vénus de Milo at Artcurial.

More than 53,000 archaeological finds were recorded in the latest annual report, which included 1378 Treasure cases, the highest ever reported in a single year.

Museums in Ireland and Connecticut are recipients of the annual grant

The latest annual Cultural Gifts Scheme and Acceptance in Lieu Annual Report has been published detailing the artworks and objects that will go on show to the public.

The independent review of the British Museum in the wake of thefts from its collection has been published.

The Getty Museum has announced the acquisition of three Old Masters which were all bought this year from separate European sources.

A medieval panel discovered above a stove in a kitchen in France has been bought by The Louvre Museum.

Police are appealing for information after a collection of antique silver was stolen from a museum near Worksop in Nottinghamshire.

A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII during the turmoil of the English Reformation, is a step closer to returning to the UK.

The British Museum has announced plans to digitally document its entire collection.

A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.

English Heritage has bought a Dutch Golden Age painting that had previously been on loan to one of its properties in South Yorkshire.

The British Museum has begun a series of measures to try to recover the 2000 jewellery items that were stolen from its collection.