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The Accademia in Venice is falling to pieces

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I cannot remember seeing a museum building in such an appalling state

The owners of restituted artworks have every right to sell them

Those complaining the impact on previous owners are missing the point

Since when did art galleries become playgrounds?

Slides, video games and bedtime stories…London’s galleries don’t want to grow up

Muse Reviews

Announcing the Prix Pictet shortlist; Adam Buck at the Ashmolean museum; Impressionism comes to Philadelphia

Book Competition

Your chance to win ‘Delacroix and His Forgotten World: The Origins of Romantic Painting’, by Margaret MacNamidhe

Is it time to scrap the BP Portrait Award?

The prize has come up for criticism this year, as it always does. But there’s still merit in it

Art Outlook

Cuban government returns Tania Bruguera’s passport; Gerhard Richter threatens to pull loaned artworks from German museums; Douglas Gordon attacks theatre with axe

Same pictures, different story: Impressionism arrives in Philadelphia

This is the best version yet of an impressive exhibition

Trashing contemporary art

Ever thought a piece of contemporary art was rubbish? You’re not alone

Living with art: a look at Los Angeles’ domestic gallery spaces

Why rent a gallery when you can use your own apartment?

Introducing this year’s Prix Pictet contenders

The theme for the latest edition of the prestigious prize is ‘Disorder’

Who’s in the running to lead Italy’s top museums? A look at the shortlists

Culture minister Dario Franceschini has 20 very big decisions to make

‘A Folly for London’ seeks absurd alternatives to the Garden Bridge

Essays, politics and public anger can only go so far: humour helps too

Public Relations: Adam Buck’s Regency portrait miniatures

The height of his popularity was also the beginning of the end

Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity

Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region

Muse Reviews

The many faces of Audrey Hepburn; Agnes Martin’s journey into white; Duane Hanson’s extraordinarily lifelike sculptures; and wonderful watercolours from the Fitzwilliam Museum

Art Outlook

Art news: Ai Weiwei shows in Beijing; Gwangju Biennial and New Museum Triennial curators announced; stolen Rodin sculpture found; MFA Boston in racism row

Fitzwilliam Museum shows off its wonderful watercolours

This show proves that the medium is far more versatile than people think

Theft threatens the future of Britain’s historic churches

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In the face of targeted metal, stone and art theft, many churches see no option but to lock their doors

The Many Faces of Audrey Hepburn

The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the woman who Cecil Beaton called ‘a new icon of femininity’

England’s history in photographs: highlights from ‘Picturing England’

Fascinating photographs from an extraordinary collection

Agnes Martin’s journey towards white

Martin’s progress towards white paintings reflects Rothko’s meditative march towards black

London Art Week Highlights

From Old Master portraits to 20th-century abstraction: there’s plenty on offer in the capital this week

What are the challenges facing young artists today?

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Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse