The painter had a keen eye for crockery – and the best pieces from his collection got to star in his art
The galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are open again – with all manner of masterpieces on offer
The New York-based painter loves working alone in his studio, but its high ceilings have encouraged him to work on larger canvases – and he’s running out of room
Union drives have accelerated during the pandemic, but museum workers have been frustrated with management for years, write Dana Kopel and Maxwell L. Anderson
The former stock exchange building in Paris has been filled with blue-chip art from the French billionaire’s collection
With Apollo’s food column to fill, Thomas Marks heads to the reimagined museum in East London to inspect its kitchens
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of ancient Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own
Plus: Teddy Roosevelt’s statue will lose its spot outside the American Museum of Natural History, and more stories
The beleaguered health secretary probably enjoyed the culture brief more than his current role
The former headquarters of the French navy in Paris opens to the public after a major revamp
A new museum in the picturesque family home of the Egyptologist who deciphered the Rosetta Stone
A display of vessels for vino, from ancient times to the present, at the Corning Museum of Glass
Alberto was by no means the only talented artist of the clan – as this display at Fondation Maeght proves
Sport nowhere for most of last year – and now sport everywhere. But there is some passable sport art out there, we promise…
It’s the aquatic cousin to metal detecting – and an increasing number of devotees are casting off into rivers and canals in search of trash and treasure
Recipes from the table of John Pawson are as pared-back as his architecture – which is all a little too perfect
Every 18 year old in France has been given €300 to spend on culture
There’s still no bustling tent this year, but the fair continues to offer a platform for the best of art and design from across the globe
These great tapestries have a turbulent history that has seen them held by Russia and in Canada – but now they’re back in the rooms where they first hung
During the pandemic the pioneering feminist painter has retreated to her studio in rural Pennsylvania, where she has truly embraced the quiet life
Museums might be better at bringing the contents of grand historic piles to life than the houses themselves
Travelling Scottish football fans don everything from fake ginger sideburns to traditional Hawaiian dress – but they also have a right royal tartan of their own
Plus: MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7bn to a host of charities, including more than 60 cultural organisations
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