A lost portrait of the 16th-century writer Pietro Aretino may have been at the Kunstmuseum Basel for the last hundred years
A sophisticated revamp means that Art Joburg is now a smaller, sleeker affair
The Science Museum’s new gallery makes subtle links between royal patronage, scientific progress and earthly conquest
The fairy-tale doll’s house, now at Egeskov Castle in Denmark, still has the power to beguile with its miniature marvels and deceptions
This month’s highlights include paintings of Henry VIII’s favourite wife and Dorothea Tanning’s much-loved dog
The view of Mount Rigi from Lake Lucerne inspired a series of great watercolours – one of which is currently under export bar in the UK
Adolf and Frieda Fischer’s globetrotting led to their founding the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Cologne
Moby-Dick is a novel suspicious of visual representation – but one that has inspired scores of illustrators and painters
The gothic heart of Bruges now beats a little faster at the renovated Gruuthusemuseum
The American city has not one, but two world-class art institutions – both contributing to its wider revival
The Parisian critic may have been an enigma who stayed out of sight – but he introduced African art to the French avant-garde
The Bavarian capital is reasserting its position as a city to rival Berlin in its embrace of the arts
The latest addition to the Menil’s ‘neighbourhood of art’ in Houston offers an expanded vision of what drawing means
One of Peter Lanyon’s last works and a rare print by Rembrandt are among this month’s highlights
Looking beyond the pyramids at Giza, royal tomb design was a more varied affair than we sometimes realise
From the Circus Maximus to the Ara Pacis, virtual and augmented reality can enhance our experience of ancient sites
The Villa dei Papiri gives us a glimpse into the world of a Roman statesman and his interest in Epicurean philosophy
While few would contest the scientific significance of the site, its cultural impact has been less widely acknowledged
The reopening of the sculptor’s museum in the Basque Country allows visitors to encounter his works in their intended home
A year-long travelling exhibition celebrates the continent’s leading artists
How artists such Michael Rakowitz, Kader Attia and Hew Locke are picking up where official narratives leave off
A display of ink painting in action launched Tuscan wine country’s annual art event
Chippendale furniture and early photographs of the Caribbean are among this month’s highlights
Long eclipsed by his fellow Nabis artists Bonnard and Vuillard, this Swiss painter and printmaker produced brilliant and unsettling work
