A criminal network is believed to have targeted more than 30 auction houses across the UK, using fake credit cards to steal works of art. While initial reports claimed that the suspects only approached regional auction houses, it is now clear that... Head of Programme: Curating Contemporary Art Salary: c £60k depending on experience (pro-rated for part-time). Location: South Kensington Campus The Royal College of Art, the only entirely postgraduate institution... Robert Crumb, often known simply as R. Crumb, began to draw at the age of two. By the age of ten, Crumb, born in Philadelphia in 1943, was an avid fan of comic strips, and by 16, he was sketching the adventures of the family cat, Fred, who... Archaeologists are up in arms over the Ministry of Defence?s (MoD?s) decision to transfer the management of an 18th-century British warship to a newly formed charitable body, the Maritime Heritage Foundation, which has entered into an agreement with... A major French patron says that he hopes to transform the French public?s perception of contemporary art by opening a new gallery in a former 17th-century convent in Brittany this summer. ?Outside of Paris, contemporary art spaces cater for the... A touch of Hollywood glamour and stardust is sprinkled all over Lismore Castle in County Waterford in Ireland this month with the launch of The Heir and Astaire (until 10 June), a show by US artist TJ Wilcox devoted to vaudeville star Adele Astaire,... Director, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art Location: Porto, Portugal The Board of the Serralves Foundation is seeking to appoint a new Director to the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, an important Museum of... Only months before its scheduled opening, a fire broke out at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art?s new building in Oslo, designed by Renzo Piano. Monday afternoon, a fire went up on the top floor, but firefighters had it under control by... The chess masters Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand kicked off their World Chess Championship battle in Moscow on Friday in unusual surroundings: the State Tretyakov Gallery. The match, which runs through the end of May, is the highest-level chess... At 114.5 metres high, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is the UK’s tallest sculpture. Unveiled on 11 May, it stands in the London Olympic Park offering unparalleled views to visitors. ArcelorMittal is handing the sculpture over to the London Legacy...