The 'Museum for the World' is a noble but dangerous ideal
New director will need to boost visitor numbers and restore morale
Changing Norwegian attitudes to privately-funded art
Theatrics at the Met and the V&A
The Line is a great concept, but it's not without teething problems
And the National Gallery knows it
In a way, the disruption completes the performance
Clusters of centenary exhibitions and publications may well bring new material to light. But what do they tell us about the way we think now?
Red tape, nepotism, funding shortages...The Italian museum system has long been in need of an overhaul
An inventive 21st-century response to copyright infringement
There's been global concern over the fate of Palmyra after ISIS seized the site. Why are its ancient ruins so significant?
It all started in 1995 when a jet-lagged Stephen Hannock walked into the Met
Too well behaved to be remembered: a rare bust of Marie-Thérèse offers a glimpse of the Sun King's consort
We have a few ideas...
Evan Moffitt on the artist's legacy and his final creation, 'Ode to Santos Dumont', at LACMA
Ireland should be more concerned over the dispersal of its cultural heritage
The Picasso painting censored by Fox 5 News is just the latest major artwork to be deemed indecent
Hockney's psychedelic new creations at Annely Juda; Thomas Struth's exceptional photographs at Marian Goodman; and Andre Kertesz at James Hyman
We asked Russian art expert James Butterwick for comment
Visiting Venice? Don't miss these shows
Head to the Economist Plaza
How art has been used as a pawn in the crisis
What have politicians promised; how are artists getting involved; and is anything likely to improve for the culture sector?
It might have been an entertaining clash were there not so much at stake
Tate Britain: A Poisoned Chalice?
New director will need to boost visitor numbers and restore morale
Public art, private funds: can Oslo learn from Christian Ringnes’ sculpture park?
Changing Norwegian attitudes to privately-funded art
The fashion for film: large-scale projections are transforming museums
Theatrics at the Met and the V&A
Walking a Fine Line: London’s new sculpture trail
The Line is a great concept, but it's not without teething problems
Send them back: Sir Hugh Lane’s Impressionist icons belong in Ireland, not London
And the National Gallery knows it
Cuba’s censorship of Tania Bruguera’s art makes her message more powerful
In a way, the disruption completes the performance
Editor’s Letter: Anniversary Years
Clusters of centenary exhibitions and publications may well bring new material to light. But what do they tell us about the way we think now?
Are Italy’s museum reforms enough to stop the rot?
Red tape, nepotism, funding shortages...The Italian museum system has long been in need of an overhaul
Have the SuicideGirls trumped Richard Prince?
An inventive 21st-century response to copyright infringement
Why does Palmyra matter?
There's been global concern over the fate of Palmyra after ISIS seized the site. Why are its ancient ruins so significant?
Crossing paths: the chance meeting that spawned ‘River Crossings’
It all started in 1995 when a jet-lagged Stephen Hannock walked into the Met
Casting a Queen: Louis XIV’s forgotten wife
Too well behaved to be remembered: a rare bust of Marie-Thérèse offers a glimpse of the Sun King's consort
Which visual artist should be on the £20 banknote?
We have a few ideas...
Chris Burden’s final work takes flight
Evan Moffitt on the artist's legacy and his final creation, 'Ode to Santos Dumont', at LACMA
Selling the collection to save the house: Russborough and Irish heritage
Ireland should be more concerned over the dispersal of its cultural heritage
Avert your Eyes: Censored Art Masterpieces
The Picasso painting censored by Fox 5 News is just the latest major artwork to be deemed indecent
London Diary
Hockney's psychedelic new creations at Annely Juda; Thomas Struth's exceptional photographs at Marian Goodman; and Andre Kertesz at James Hyman
Tretyakov Gallery searched in Moscow art smuggling investigation
We asked Russian art expert James Butterwick for comment
The Very Best of the Venice Biennale
Visiting Venice? Don't miss these shows
The public Paolozzi that should stay; especially after the saga at Tottenham Court Road
Head to the Economist Plaza
The manipulative imagery of the Bali Nine executions
How art has been used as a pawn in the crisis
Art and the Election
What have politicians promised; how are artists getting involved; and is anything likely to improve for the culture sector?
Ed Vaizey and museum professionals face off at pre-election hustings
It might have been an entertaining clash were there not so much at stake