Virtual viewing rooms, video tours and private Zoom meetings – here’s what to expect from Masterpiece Online
The statue of George Eliot in Nuneaton has attracted some unlikely ‘defenders’
A project to raise funds for Amazonian communities also raises questions about the status of indigenous people in Peru
The collector, dealer and erstwhile actor had a remarkable eye for discovering works of art, often in the unlikeliest of places
The artist and musician first turned to sculpture after a personal tragedy, but his work is rooted in the history of the American South
As the museum passes an important milestone with its doors shut, Glenn Adamson considers what its collection has meant to him over the years
A small painting by Carlo Crivelli prompts reflection on artworks that set out to tease the viewer
Churchill’s statue on Parliament Square is currently boxed up but, given his attitude to portraits, perhaps Churchill himself wouldn’t mind
Four centuries of French drawings from a remarkable private collection – an exhibition at the Petit Palais
The reopened Hamburger Bahnhof is transformed inside and out by the German artist’s spray-painted surfaces
A virtual display of contemporary art considers how the world has changed since a pandemic was declared on 5 March
Cambridge University Library has digitised a vast archive of material from excavations at the Bronze Age site
A new book of erotica and personal materials gives us an entrée to a circle of mid-century bohemians
Door handles can be the first and only part of a building we touch, but their design is all too often an afterthought
With splendid examples of illumination accompanying early musical notation, medieval choir books are highly prized by collectors around the world
Many would-be museum visitors trying digital tours for the first time have found that the experience can be very mixed
Plus: Art Basel cancels 2020 edition of flagship fair, further redundancies at SFMOMA, and more art news
The museum’s director talks about how the institution can best serve its audience in challenging times
The best recent takes on this architectural form have a hint of magic about them
The various ways in which the ancient Romans depicted figures from the afterlife tell us much about contemporary preoccupations
Plus: Christo (1935–2020), interior designer jailed for buying a Rothko with a stolen identity, and more art news
A Victorian voyage from Alexandria to Athens is revisited in this online exhibition at the Barber Institute
A filmed performance of Bach’s famous composition, accompanied by poems and images on the theme of isolation
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