A level-headed survey of the rise and fall of anthropological and ethnographic collections and what their futures may hold

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme will be extended for seven more years with £8.8m grant from Arcadia fund

Controversial ethnographic museum was a grand project of the former French president

An exhaustive survey of medieval elephant ivories raises the question of what is the best way to convey complex information, says Jane Jakeman

His outstanding collection secured his legacy, says Joachim Whaley

Francis Ames-Lewis on mobility and style

John Martin Robinson on the art of heraldry in the 16th century

Vidya Dehejia is the 65th speaker in the distinguished series