The Franco-Prussian war led to lasting political change and left behind a rich visual record
A trove of newly discovered Hokusai drawings and a 17th-century ‘friendship book’ are among this month’s highlights
From his portraits of Khrushchev and John Coltrane to celebrated album covers for the Beatles, Freeman’s entire archive was taken just weeks after his death
Surveying the damage at this landmark suggests how long and difficult the road to rebuild Beirut – once again – will be
A super-sized dollop of whipped cream now tops the Fourth Plinth – and there’s plenty more where that came from
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
Insular and secretive, the Murano glass industry has historically excluded women – but that may soon change
Desmond Guinness fought against the odds, and often against public opinion, to save Irish Georgian houses – and the nation will be forever in his debt
The origin of the ‘Barbus Müller’ figures has puzzled many since these distinctive sculptures surfaced in the 1930s
The ‘Prince of Painters’ has been much mythologised by art historians in the 500 years since his death
More than 300 photographs at MoMA and an Aboriginal shield in Adelaide are among this month's highlights
Setting a brave example wasn't what Niru Ratnam had in mind when he forged ahead with plans to open his new business during the pandemic
While museums deliberate about returning objects that were taken from their places of origin without consent, it is easier for individuals to act
A short-sighted view of what counts as cultural heritage has led to the bulldozing of family tombs in the city’s oldest burial site
The sacking of two museum directors and the axing of the ministry for culture is part of a wider struggle about who and what culture is for
The importance of public statuary and portraiture for the Romans is no better demonstrated than in the way images of personae non gratae were destroyed, disfigured or re-carved
Khadija Saye was among the 72 people who died in the fire at Grenfell in 2017. A series of self-portraits she made that year is currently on display near the tower
The discovery of remains of victims of the Terror in a chapel dedicated to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette complicates our understanding of the monument
Struck by both Covid-19 and a fierce earthquake, Croatia’s capital city and its cultural heritage need urgent help
A century after the founding of the Leach Pottery in St Ives, the ‘father of British studio pottery’ remains an influential, if contested, figure
This August marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in America
What does it mean to make cinema – and film directors in particular – the subject of museum exhibitions?
Photographs by Gordon Parks and a panoramic painting by Dale Lewis feature amid an unusually plentiful offering in London this summer
