A Midwestern epic painting and minimalist marvels were among the top works to enter museum collections last month
Highlights include a celebration of Cosimo de’ Medici at the Uffizi and ceramics from Africa at the Design Museum in Munich
Some seem beguiled by VR technology but others are using it to confront our faith in digital progress
From Leonardo to the Prado, and from the Bauhaus to the birth of John Ruskin, 2019 is full of significant anniversaries
From a Van Gogh biopic to a novel about Lee Miller, the books and films with an art-historical twist coming up in the next few months
Venice, the oldest and biggest biennale of all, returns in 2019, but there’s a plethora of other events to look forward to
The major architectural events to look out for in 2019, from museums in Hollywood and Qatar to office buildings in London
The National Museum of Qatar and a centre for street art are among the institutions opening next year
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm has a world-class collection and an international outlook to match
Fernand Khnopff was among the most original artists of the fin-de-siècle – but his dreamlike images are unmistakably Belgian
Many artists take themes such as migration, climate change, and human rights as their subjects, but what are they actually doing with them?
A major collection of Swiss art and an early Dutch genre painting are among this month’s top acquisitions
The artist is remembered as a pioneer of Minimalism, but his legacy as an experimental performer is equally powerful
The liveliness of the international art fair shows that the Nigerian arts scene is going from strength to strength
The museum’s gallery of historic plaster casts – newly restored – has long inspired conflicting responses
During the Jomon period the Japanese archipelago was home to one of the prehistoric world’s most innovative societies
Major Native American and contemporary Austrian art collections are among this month’s top museum acquisitions
Advances in digital imaging are revolutionising the study of art history
The 18th-century painter’s depictions of servants paused at work raise questions about the nature of attention
From Nosferatu to the Scream franchise – Apollo’s editors select some arty horror movies
Bruegel may have painted many peasants, but he was one of the most complex – and urbane – artists of his day
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
The reopened museum in Maryland raises the bar for what we can expect from private collections
The British artist was a key figure in the social research movement known as Mass Observation
