The Met ought to have returned two stolen Benin Bronzes years ago
The museum has agreed to give back two plaques in its collection that were taken illegally from Nigeria after 1960. Why now?
The museum has agreed to give back two plaques in its collection that were taken illegally from Nigeria after 1960. Why now?
Clive Bell is now best known as Vanessa’s husband – but a new biography replenishes his role in promoting modernism in Britain
The ‘Rethinking Guernica’ website allows us to scrutinise Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece in greater detail than ever
Paul Greenhalgh’s ambitious survey takes us from the ancient Greeks to Picasso and beyond
Works produced in prison by the artist Fatos Irwen speak to the increasingly repressive climate for Kurds in Turkey
Plus: The Whitney has voluntarily recognised a union and Hobby Lobby is suing Dirk Obbink over alleged papyrus theft
The TV competition series is billed as a ‘masterclass’ – and none of the contestants will be booted off until the finale. Where’s the fun in that?
The much-loved author cut his teeth on illustrations for medical ad campaigns – which proved ideal training for the world of children's books
With mass tourism poised to return, have local politicians and cultural leaders finally worked out how to manage the crowds?
A new biography of the British painter has a fine sense of his precocious talent – and real feeling for his rakish charm
Plus: chairs of the National Gallery and the National Trust resign; and more stories
An early commission by the painter for a public theatre in Rijeka is the subject of a major display in the city this summer
A temporary display of the museum's collection telescopes time and space to group objects thematically – but is this a productive path to follow?
Apollo’s editors pick out the museum shows that they’re most looking forward to visiting in coming weeks
Emily Mortimer’s TV adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel is a wonderfully glamorous affair – and its anachronisms are whip-smart
If the cancelled sale of a Basquiat NFT is anything to go by, disputes about intellectual property will affect the course of the big NFT adventure
Hanging a plastic skeleton of Napoleon’s favourite horse above his tomb may not be as wildly inappropriate as it seems
The City of London has approved its own plans to demolish eight historic buildings in the Fleet Street conservation area – so what real protection exists for the city's heritage?
The former imperial capital is due for another reinvention – but in shaking up the urban plan, the Indian government faces accusations that it is merely rebuilding the city in its own image
Tintoretto’s daughter was a highly acclaimed artist in her own right, but there is frustratingly little to go on when it comes to identifying her paintings