A major archaeological discovery has put Algeria's history in the spotlight. What can its existing world heritage sites tell us about the country's past?
It's been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists - but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
This remarkable house in Hammersmith is a vivid museum of late Victorian cultural life
The artist's relentless and bloody-minded pursuit of freedom, in art as in life, was a lesson to us all
With the opening of a dedicated museum, the artist's achievements can finally be seen outside her relationship with Rodin
Entering the British Pavilion at Venice will feel like an Alice in Wonderland experience
Philip Guston’s engagement with literature cemented his place in the history of art
The finest new additions to public art collections, from the final portrait of the 1st Duke of Wellington, to a rare Modigliani sculpture
Witches, trolls, and a version of Pinocchio are among the characters you can expect to see at this year's event
The month's top exhibitions, from Giacometti at Tate Modern to the 57th Venice Biennale
Revelations about the artist's personal life have encouraged a reassessment of his work
The artist used drawing as a way of brainstorming how his art related to the world
Ovid's epic mythological poem has fired the imaginations of artists since the Renaissance
Several of the city's avant-garde spaces are suburban. Now it looks like a major central gallery will move out, too
London may soon have a museum of youth culture. Does this mean it's over?
Shortly after Matisse’s death, Clive Bell called time on the artist’s rivalry with Picasso – and rightly so
Reforming Italy's most famous museum is a huge and sensitive task for new director Eike Schmidt
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art built its collection from scratch in the 1930s, and is still going strong today
The finest new additions to public art collections, from rare Fabergé animals in London to Canadian masterpieces in Ottawa
Highlights include shows devoted to Botticelli, Balla, and Walker Evans, and Tate's 'Queer British Art' exhibition
Tracey Emin and other YBAs will be suspended in formaldehyde during Frieze Week 2068
Tensions have flared in recent months as residents accuse new galleries of 'art-washing' and gentrifying the neighbourhood
The city of Montpellier's cultural plans include a new contemporary art museum headed up by Nicolas Bourriaud
Howard Hodgkin's great artistic struggle – and achievement – was to find a way of visualising memories
