As the time-honoured tradition taps into our desire for spring, we dig into four seasonal subjects
Plus: V&A and British Museum lend Asante regalia to Ghana for the first time | Temple to Ram inaugurated on site of Mughal-era mosque in Ayodhya
In the Hungarian artist’s first exhibition in the United States, the Art Institute of Chicago presents works of cameraless photography and a geometric sculpture
Intricate automata made for Chinese emperors are travelling from the Palace Museum in Beijing to the Science Museum in London
The Met explores the long and productive relationship between painting, calligraphy and poetry through 90 works from its own collection
Paintings commissioned for the gallerist’s apartment in Paris have been reunited for the first time in nearly a century
Plus: art dealer Brent Sikkema found dead in Brazil | Scottish museums face funding crisis
A miniature copy of the Apollo Belvedere and a Mesoamerican jade statuette are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
Diane Wolfthal discusses the dizzying visions of heaven and hell to be found in a medieval prayer book at the Morgan Library
Plus: Poland withdraws its Biennale submission | swingeing cuts to UK arts budgets by local councils cuts continue | and Ian Wardropper to retire as Frick director
