Art news from around the world:

The Mona Lisa was finished more than a decade later than had been thought, confirms the Louvre.

North of Dubai, there’s another emirate – and its art is flourishing.

With budget tightening, arts feel the pinch all over Europe.

Guess what the top-attended museum show of 2011 was. No, I didn’t guess right either.

Despite poverty, danger and even self-censorship, arts are thriving in Cambodia.

Denver’s developing art scene gets another boost – a new museum that will open soon.

Popular stories from the week:

Want to start taking the art on NYC’s subways seriously? There’s an app for that.

There might be a genetic clue to the shape of van Gogh’s sunflowers.

A sculpture that reforms as the wind blows – love this idea.

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