Apollo's wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art and museum stories. Got a story for Rakewell? Email rakewell@apollomag.com. Follow @Rakewelltweets.
The band performed underneath a skeleton in the museum’s great hall last weekend
The Queen and Prince Philip get some art advice from Anthony Blunt in season three of the lavish drama
A small alpine village has set up shop outside the National Gallery – are there any parallels with what’s inside the building?
A painting ‘in the style of‘ Hubert Robert catches Rakewell’s eye in a still from Scorsese’s new movie, The Irishman
From ancient carvings to contemporary sculpture – a festive harvest of pumpkins in art
The Blondie singer made her mark on the New York art scene, as her memoir reveals
Rakewell digs out some portraits of John Henry Newman, the first British person to be canonised for nearly 50 years
You've heard about the Extinction Rebellion protests... but a 19th-century cat artist is also doing his bit to bring London to a standstill
Picasso and Miró were fans – now the gifted simian is getting a solo show in London. Plus other arty animals
What’s in a new name? For museums it can mean an expensive rebrand that doesn't stop anyone using the old moniker
