Museum acquisitions

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

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

A ceramics dealer is among those supporting a major exhibition showcasing women artists this winter.

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

Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has been bought at auction by Stourhead, the National Trust’s Wiltshire stately home, and will go back on display at the property for the first time since the mid-19th century.

The University of Leeds Libraries has bought the earliest known book about cheese making in Britain.

A rare medieval seal matrix that was found by a metal detectorist in a field and offered at auction will now go on display at its original home.

Fundraising is under way at two museums and a third has just finished a lengthy conservation project.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Compton Verney’s purchase of a rare 17th century double portrait depicting two women, one black and one white.

The National Trust has confirmed its purchase of a prayer book at auction in Liverpool which is now on display at Staffordshire farmhouse Moseley Old Hall.

Compton Verney has confirmed the purchase of a rare 17th century double portrait depicting two women, one black and one white. It had previously sold at auction in 2021.