Ten house museums to visit this year
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane's Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane's Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September. What would a ‘Yes’ vote mean for the country’s museums and galleries? Would it lead to a loss of funding streams? And if it did, would an independent Scottish government be prepared to increase its investment? YES: James Holloway There’s one thing I’ve never heard in […]
Overlooked for decades, Christopher Dresser is now recognised as one of the most influential figures in 19th-century design
The Warburg Institute in London was celebrated in the October 1970 issue of Apollo. But as custodianship of the organisation comes under scrutiny, its future hangs in the balance
From the outside, the UK’s regional museums may look to be in rude health. But how have recent funding cuts affected what’s happening behind the scenes?
The problem with posthumous art; a bitter exit for France's Culture Minister; and why you should plant a poppy at the Tower of London this autumn
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An exhibition of Garry Winogrand's photography at the Metropolitan Museum includes many posthumous prints. Do they have a place there?
A new exhibition at Stanford University looks at the changing face of the devil in art
The Scottish National War Memorial, which stands within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, was built to commemorate the dead of the Great War
Playful, interactive, digitally-enhanced: is art straying closer to the video game than ever before?
What lies between still photography and the moving image?
The Sekhemka sale has quickly become something of a case study in the dangers of deaccessioning
Some of the stories we’ve spotted this week
In 1914 Auguste Rodin gifted 18 sculptures to the V&A, in tribute to the British soldiers fighting alongside his own countrymen in the First World War
With global politics so dominant in the conversation surrounding Manifesta, there was a danger the art might become an irrelevant sideshow. Does it hold its own?
From graffiti writers to puppets, the V&A looks the ingenious objects used as tools for social change
Italian art in London; architectural success-stories; and a deliberately boring biennale...
How do the fields of art, craft and design approach each other and overlap?
Paolini's work isn't well known in the UK, but it remains as relevant as ever