The rococo interiors that furnished Walt Disney’s imagination
The French furniture that inspired the look of Disney’s best-loved films also came out of a studio system that required a good deal of collaboration
The French furniture that inspired the look of Disney’s best-loved films also came out of a studio system that required a good deal of collaboration
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is best-known for his pretty lakeside views, but he also yearned for political independence and spiritual fulfilment
Wolf Burchard pays tribute to the expertise and open-mindedness of the chairman of Masterpiece who was a pillar of the world of decorative arts
James Birch recounts the improbable story of how, with help from the KGB, he put on a show of Bacon’s work in the Soviet Union
The painter who was at the heart of the New York avant-garde captured the many excitements of the modern age
Lengthy exhibition texts, catalogues and essays are everywhere nowadays – but do they help us to see the art for what it really is?
Modern critics (and conspiracy theorists) have focused on the painter’s decadent side, but his subjects reflect the society of his day
A century after the discovery of his tomb, our interest in the teenage pharaoh says more about the present than the past
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After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
The Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography is a testament to the local people’s long-standing determination to preserve their cultural heritage
This elegant Japanese tradition with earthy origins has long provided Japanese printmakers with rewardingly risqué material
The largest mosaic found in London in half a century offers a welcome glimpse into the home-decorating choices of aspirational Britons
Unesco has said that it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the security of Ukrainian heritage sites from damage caused during the Russian invasion. Audrey Azoulay, director general of the UN’s agency for culture, said that the organisation has approached the Ukrainian government ‘with a view to organising a meeting with museum directors across the country to […]
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
The wall is an extraordinary piece of public art and grassroots activism that combines personal remembrance and political statement
The sculptor may work with many different materials but the main ingredient in his art, he says, is time
The artist rarely showed the drawings that made his revolutionary paintings possible, but the Met is finally putting them centre stage
The movement begun by André Breton in Paris found followers all over the world, but displaying their efforts all together makes for a muddled show
Andew James Hamilton follows the efforts to find a Maya carving that was first uncovered in 1950, but has since seemingly disappeared from view