Has the UK government abandoned the arts?
Former arts minister Ed Vaizey and leading culture writer Charlotte Higgins on whether the government should be doing more for the hard-hit arts sector
Former arts minister Ed Vaizey and leading culture writer Charlotte Higgins on whether the government should be doing more for the hard-hit arts sector
Stringing glass beads was once the main work available to Venetian women – but it's now a protected craft pursued by only a handful of skilled artists
Mulberry trees are rare in the city, yet more than one is currently under threat – including the oldest tree in the East End
She may paint Penthouse pin-ups, but Lisa Yuskavage's work is far more compassionate than some critics allow – not that she makes art with morality in mind
For millennia, marble was taken to be a gleaming reflection of the heavens – and, in Fabio Barry’s new book, it regains its divine mysteries
Deaccessioning rules for US museums have been relaxed to raise money for collection care – and even the Met may take advantage. It’s a slippery slope, says Thomas P. Campbell
It's no bad thing for the government to sit down with museum directors, says Charles Saumarez Smith, but imposing its own version of history is another matter
The humble apple has enticed all manner of artists, from Greek potters to Pop pioneers
As the future of one of Edinburgh’s greatest buildings hangs in the balance, we republish Gavin Stamp’s call from 2015 to preserve its architectural integrity
We’re all building miniature museums at home, and postcards of paintings have taken on a life of their own
Reports of atrocities in the Ethiopian region include the targeting of Tigray’s unparallelled cultural treasures
The renowned art dealer has died at the age of 91. In March 2014, he opened up his extraordinary private art collection to Apollo, in an interview republished in full here
Giovanni Morelli was a complex character, as attentive to the state of the Italian nation as he was to its art
With lockdown boredom well and truly setting in, it’s time to stick the kids – with their crayons – in front of a museum website
In his skewering of authority figures, Ralph Steadman bears comparison with some of the great artists of modern times
From that scandalous scallop to her Mary Wollstonecraft monument, Maggi Hambling is no stranger to controversy
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president marks a new chapter, but it won’t wipe out the ugly scenes of the storming of Congress
The muddy foreshore of the Thames has been an unlikely treasure trove for amateur archaeologists
The Swiss artist reinvented history painting from a female perspective. It’s a shame a planned exhibition about her in London has been cancelled
From commemorative wares to ordinary utensils, inscribing dates on household objects was once common practice