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Mummies, Giordano, Quiladelphia: how much do you know about this week's art news?

Glasgow's mummies, an Uffizi painting made in two days and a fresh photo book: seven questions from this week's culture news.

  1. Which Glasgow institution removed the mummy of an Egyptian priest, more than 3,700 years old, from display?
  2. How did the Glasgow museums justify no longer displaying mummies?
  3. According to tradition, how long did Luca Giordano take to paint the picture, made on a Medici commission, that has joined the Uffizi?
  4. Which Italian city was the famously fast Luca Giordano from?
  5. Who wrote the foreword to Quil Lemons's photo book Quiladelphia?
  6. Which prize was awarded to László Valkó, whose successful exhibition closes soon?
  7. What did the Hunterian Museum do with an Egyptian woman's remains because of the new ethical guidelines?