The cost of a personal guided tour of the Acropolis in Athens. The tours, which are capped at a maximum of five visitors, allow access to the site outside regular visiting hours and are expected to raise around $456,000 for conservation work.

The ceasefire between the White House and the Smithsonian ended on July 4 after a government report accused it of failing to celebrate the country's heritage.

The 162-page report by the White House’s Domestic Policy Council said the institution, led by Lonnie Bunch, had not "met its obligations to the American people".

It singled out Washington DC's National Museum of American History saying it had moved from education to "an extreme political activism that seeks to transform our country" and criticized its lack of an exhibition about America's founding fathers.

A Smithsonian spokeswoman said: "For more than 180 years, the Smithsonian has served the American public with nonpartisan and independent scholarship, and we remain committed to doing so."

It comes after President Trump publicly criticized National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet who subsequently resigned and the White House threatened the Smithsonian with budget cuts.

Around $4.5 million worth of Lalique jewelry was stolen during a raid on a French museum yesterday.

The Lalique glass museum in Alsace said "jewelry was stolen in a very short space of time" during the raid "in the early hours of 5 July".

French media reported around 20 pieces of jewelry were stolen with the break-in discovered by cleaning staff.

The museum dedicated to jeweler and glassmaker Rene Lalique opened in 2011 near the company's factory.

It comes after last year's daytime heist on the Louvre in Paris and will prompt further discussion on the state of security in the country's museums.

1 - A New York gallery has returned 20 ancient artifacts to Cambodia after they were linked to Douglas Latchford who was facing charges of trafficking in looted items when he died in 2020. The New York Times reported the gallery returned them after the Department of Homeland Security showed them evidence they had been looted.

2 - Billionaire philanthropist Igor Tulchinsky has been named as honorary chair of the next British Museum fundraising gala after reportedly giving $6.6 million towards the exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry. Es Devlin will serve as creative director for the event at the London museum on October 17 which coincides with Frieze week in the capital.

3 - A new documentary about the photography of Misan Harriman, called Shoot the People, is released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday. Harriman announced last week he was standing down as chair of London's Southbank arts center after two terms in charge.

4 - The second Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial will open in Al Ain on October 23 and in Abu Dhabi on November 15. It is led by artistic director Elvira Dyangani Ose who previously ran Barcelona's museum of contemporary art.