Egyptian art
Egyptian princess's sarcophagus brings star quality to Frieze Masters
The sarcophagus, described as the only royal Egyptian example to ever enter the art market, last sold in 2013 for $1m
US authorities return antiquities linked with notorious smuggling ring to Egypt
The Egyptian items repatriated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office this week, collectively valued at $1.4m, include a wood coffin face and a royal alabaster vase
The Big Review: Africa & Byzantium at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York ★★★★☆
An array of artefacts show how cultural cross-pollination thrived across centuries and continents under Byzantine rule
Egyptian Museum in Turin to undergo €23m renovation with two-storey ‘agora’ at its heart
The mission of the project, designed by OMA architects, is to make the museum more accessible to the public
Major collection of works by late Modernist painter and feminist activist Inji Efflatoun finds new home in Cairo
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art will now house 60 works that the pioneering artist bequeathed to the government—some of which she made while imprisoned
From mummies to mosques—new Google Arts & Culture initiative brings Egypt’s archaeological treasures to the masses
New online platform aims to turn traditionally scholarly subject into something "easily digestible and fun to explore"
Paris dealer who sold golden sarcophagus to New York’s Metropolitan Museum charged with fraud and money laundering
The work was returned to Egypt last year after officials were shown evidence it might have been looted during the Arab Spring in 2011
Adam Henein—the Egyptian sculptor who spent a decade restoring the Great Sphinx—has died, aged 91
Rose Issa, curator and friend of the artist, shares the life story of one of the most important sculptors in the Arab world
Archaeologist launches private bid to retrieve priceless Egyptian treasures from European museums
Zahi Hawass, former Egyptian minister of antiquities, corrals international team of experts to press institutions for return of important artefacts
As demonstrations return to Cairo, Egyptian protest artist goes on show in new London space
Exhibition of street artist Bahia Shehab's work opens at Aga Khan Centre Gallery in King's Cross
'The most important Egyptian sculpture ever to come to market': UK city council risks ire by selling off £6m ancient sculpture
Northampton, which wants to raise funds for a gallery extension, is putting its museums' Arts Council accreditation at risk
Obituary of Werner Kaiser
His pioneering work brought new aspects of ancient Egyptian art and archaeology to light.
Egyptian collector Naguib Sawiris comes in third place in national elections
Al Masryeen Al Ahrar (The Free Egyptians) is led by the Coptic art collector
Return to power: Zahi Hawass reappointed
Hawass originally resigned due to accusations of illegal activities and military guard ceasing at archeological sites
Bolton’s fake Egyptian princess returns to the duped museum
While its real antiquities from Egypt travel to China
New acquisitions by Tate Modern show commitment to diversifying collection
Art from across the globe has recently found a home in Bankside
Revealed: one third of Brooklyn Museum’s Coptic collection is fake
Specialists warn that museums in the US and Europe will now have to re-examine their own sculptures
How the entire British art world was duped by a fake Egyptian statue
The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled
“This mask belongs to Egypt”: Zahi Hawass demands repatriation of ancient Saqqara mask
Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, is asking the St Louis Art Museum to return an supposedly looted antiquity
“Modern man is the true curse of Egypt”: Zahi Hawass is responsible for all archaeological sites in Egypt
Hawass discusses about his latest projects
Classical antiquities fare better than decorative arts and paintings: Cultura Basel 2000
Cultura Basel ’00 fair report
The market for antiquities is growing, unfazed by protesters
As last month’s antiquities sales boomed, The Art Newspaper surveyed leading dealers and specialists in New York