The UK's monuments will go dark this evening, marking 100 years since the start of the First World War
The magnificent entrance has been meticulously spruced up
40 Under 40; a gallery for Goldsmiths, art in Edinburgh; and a closer look at museum displays
Why museums should put their objects online
'Making Colour' and 'Building the Picture' point out details in paintings that are easily overlooked
Are encyclopaedic museums concentrating too much on contemporary art? News and comment from the Muse Room
Can Heather Humphreys, the new Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, effectively steer her rather neglected department?
Should photography be allowed in museums? Are the decorative arts in decline? Would you download a work of art?
As a new generation of artists takes the lead, the old distinctions between applied and fine arts can't hold
'Art Everywhere' have announced the images that will displayed across the UK this summer
How do the fields of art, craft and design approach each other and overlap?
Some exhibitions disappoint by design...
The relationship between photography and museums is a vexed one. Do attitudes need to change?
News and comment from the Muse Room: we're delighted to announce the judging panel for 40 Under 40, a new supplement...
What's it like to be part of Abramović's latest performance, and part of its documentation?
Do you have to visit Abramović in London in order to understand her latest work?
News and comment from the Muse Room: arts funding winners and losers, Scottish contemporary artists, and the women behind abstraction
The complex relationship between women artists and abstract art is only just being explored
Lord returns again and again in his art to northern England where he was born
A round-up of news and comment from The Muse Room: Nicholas Penny's retirement, the Mauritshuis reopening, and significance of selfies
The Whitney says goodbye to its old building with balloons, by the world's most expensive living artist...
Instead of conflating 'selfies' and self-portraits, shouldn't museums stand up for historic art as worthy in its own right?
How do you look at an unfamiliar object? A recent project at UCL gave researchers plenty of time to consider
The Venice Architecture Biennale, the Battle of Orgreave, digital catalogues, portrait busts and a critique of Richard Mosse... comment from the Muse Room
Making an entrance: the Fitzwilliam Museum’s opulent portico has been restored
The magnificent entrance has been meticulously spruced up
The Week’s Muse: 2 August
40 Under 40; a gallery for Goldsmiths, art in Edinburgh; and a closer look at museum displays
Preservation vs Presentation: is digital display a solution for museums?
Why museums should put their objects online
Looking Good: National Gallery exhibitions promote close looking
'Making Colour' and 'Building the Picture' point out details in paintings that are easily overlooked
The Week’s Muse: 26 July
Are encyclopaedic museums concentrating too much on contemporary art? News and comment from the Muse Room
Irish Cabinet reshuffle puts two newcomers in charge of the arts
Can Heather Humphreys, the new Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, effectively steer her rather neglected department?
The Week’s Muse: 19 July
Should photography be allowed in museums? Are the decorative arts in decline? Would you download a work of art?
Shifting Boundaries: Applied Arts and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation
As a new generation of artists takes the lead, the old distinctions between applied and fine arts can't hold
Art Everywhere: which works will fare best on the billboards?
'Art Everywhere' have announced the images that will displayed across the UK this summer
Art Close to Art: the status of the decorative arts today
How do the fields of art, craft and design approach each other and overlap?
The Quiet Biennale: the Eighth Berlin Biennale is deliberately introspective
Some exhibitions disappoint by design...
Should photography in museums be allowed?
The relationship between photography and museums is a vexed one. Do attitudes need to change?
The Week’s Muse: 12 July
News and comment from the Muse Room: we're delighted to announce the judging panel for 40 Under 40, a new supplement...
Present: Marina Abramović at the Serpentine
What's it like to be part of Abramović's latest performance, and part of its documentation?
Not present: Marina Abramović at the Serpentine
Do you have to visit Abramović in London in order to understand her latest work?
The Week’s Muse: 5 July
News and comment from the Muse Room: arts funding winners and losers, Scottish contemporary artists, and the women behind abstraction
Abstraction and Representation: women artists and contemporary art
The complex relationship between women artists and abstract art is only just being explored
An English Sculptor in England: Five works by Andrew Lord in the Tate
Lord returns again and again in his art to northern England where he was born
The Week’s Muse: 28 June
A round-up of news and comment from The Muse Room: Nicholas Penny's retirement, the Mauritshuis reopening, and significance of selfies
A ‘Koonsian Adventure’: Jeff Koons at the Whitney
The Whitney says goodbye to its old building with balloons, by the world's most expensive living artist...
Restrain your selfie: a defence of the self-portrait
Instead of conflating 'selfies' and self-portraits, shouldn't museums stand up for historic art as worthy in its own right?
Don’t look back? 100 Hours of close looking at UCL
How do you look at an unfamiliar object? A recent project at UCL gave researchers plenty of time to consider
The Week’s Muse: 21 June
The Venice Architecture Biennale, the Battle of Orgreave, digital catalogues, portrait busts and a critique of Richard Mosse... comment from the Muse Room