The arts in Qajar Iran acknowledged previous traditions while reflecting a rapidly changing world
It’s never too early to begin preserving time-based media art
Rodin’s relationship with the Parthenon sculptures – and classical art in general – was far from straightforward
Throne chairs have acted as seats of power for centuries – but their form and meaning has evolved
Norman Rosenthal, Rebecca Salter, Nick Goss and Sarah Turner share their views on what sets the RA apart
The RA’s Secretary and Chief Executive traces the history of the institution’s redevelopment
The Danish artist and former geologist has died at the age of 79
The luxury brand Montblanc recently launched the 27th edition of its cultural patronage awards
Chris Ofili’s notorious ‘The Holy Virgin Mary’ goes to MoMA and the Baltimore Museum of Art updates its contemporary art collection
How artists over the past century have tried to preserve, renew and reinvent the English countryside
A $20 billion project to transform Saudi Arabia’s al-Ula region has brought attention to a little-known ancient site
What Renaissance ceramics tell us about the European print culture of the time
The first Roma Biennale offered a riot of contemporary Romani art and performance
Ayres has died at the age of 88 after a long, vibrant career as one of Britain’s leading abstract painters
The museum’s collection of more than a million artefacts is being redisplayed in a major refurbishment
A major work of land art by Nancy Holt and Liotard’s largest extant work on pastel are among this month’s top acquisitions
A sculpture park in a hill fort and a mansion showing Indian crafts are just two signs of the region’s cultural renaissance
Peyton Skipwith remembers two decades of friendship and correspondence with the British artist
The Massachusetts institution is a small museum with a world-class collection – and it may even have a Leonardo
Madaba preserves traces of the ancient Greek-Christian culture of the Middle East
Hubert de Givenchy, the celebrated couturier and collector of fine and decorative art, has died at at the age of 91
How Sylvia Pankhurst designed the movement that won women the vote
A look at some of the impressive satellite shows being staged alongside TEFAF
A Duchamp readymade owned by Robert Rauschenberg and an Etruscan bronze are among this month’s top acquisitions
