While many people with links to US military were left behind, State Department had arranged for art collection to leave Afghanistan

Plus, its enduring market appeal and new secrets revealed in a restored Vermeer

Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

As the deadline for evacuation looms, the Artistic Freedom Initiative wants the US government to grant refugee status to individuals

In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril

British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict