Ana María Bresciani of the Munchmuseet explains how Edvard Munch turned the canteen of an Oslo chocolate factory into a de facto gallery of modern art
Plus: plans for President Trump’s triumphal arch have been approved; Lord Sainsbury has donated £91.2m to the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich; and the founding director of EMST in Athens has died
This exhibition at the New York Historical argues that for all the importance of the ‘Founding Fathers’, we ought not to forget the radical contributions of the founding mothers and sisters
This retrospective at the Guggenheim Bilbao does justice to the painter’s genius for mining well-known signs, symbols and shapes for new meaning
It’s not just the content of the French artist’s films and installations that’s unsettling – it’s also how they are made
The Prado explores the influence of the Italian painters who took their painterly innovations to Spain in the 14th century
A rare snuffbox made by Louis XV’s goldsmith and a floral still life by Bernardo Strozzi are among this month’s highlights
As the Chelsea Flower Show in London continues in full bloom, we explore four artworks that celebrate floral life in its many forms
Plus: French parliament slams state of museum security | Nazi-looted painting found in home of Dutch SS commander’s family | Wellcome Collection hands over Jain manuscripts to UK Jain community | Valie Export (1940–2026) | Bruno Bischofberger (1940–2026)
The Met Cloisters presents a menagerie of objects that demonstrate the role of imaginary beasts in people’s everyday lives from 500–1500
