Much of Walpole’s extensive collection is about to return to its original neo-gothic surroundings
An exhibition on the art of the Scottish poet reveals the impact that his friendship with the St Ives artists had on his own work
The country’s first design museum is taking a cosmopolitan approach to presenting the national story
The refurbished museum is filled with fascinating objects from New Wave typography to a Swiss railway clock
The museum housed in the former royal palace in Rio de Janeiro was once a symbol of national pride and progress
The Amos Rex brings together classic Finnish functionalism and a futuristic underground space
The pioneering space for contemporary art has reopened and transformed itself into a vital local centre
Five leading museum directors pick objects that should be seen by every child in America
To mark the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth, the Venetian artist is finally having a major exhibition in his hometown
How set designers and scene painters have beguiled audiences through the centuries
Three hundred years after the cabinet-maker’s birth, his name is still a byword for excellence
Forget the food ... where can you go for a good interior, an artist-run hub, or some art worth looking at on the walls?
The discovery that Sargent made the journey with Alberto Falchetti sheds new light on both artists
The London museum’s outstanding ethnographic collections finally have a fitting home
The Terra Foundation’s year-long cultural programme shines a spotlight on the ‘third coast’ of America
A 16-metre-long Chinese scroll and some Surrealist masterpieces are among this month’s top acquisitions
Artists have often been inspired by gardens – and some have created outdoor masterpieces of their own
The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century sculptor have long perplexed critics
Leading figures pick objects from Dutch collections that should be seen by every schoolchild in the Netherlands
Lawrence Lek and Kode9 explore sound, architecture and the changing city in their installation at arebyte gallery
This summer the Wallace Collection turns the spotlight on its enigmatic namesake
Nobody wants to take a coffee table book to the beach, so here’s some fiction about art – picked by Apollo’s editors
Leading figures pick objects from UK collections that should be seen by every child in the country
The second Yinchuan Biennale is part of an official drive to open up the city to international visitors
