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It is more important than ever to protect our museums

‘It is more important than ever to defend museums and what they make possible’

21 Dec 2015

Is the German Cultural Property Protection Act to be welcomed?

Does draft cultural property legislation in Germany threaten to damage German cultural life, or is it necessary for the safeguarding of the country’s heritage?

21 Dec 2015

Was there no Celtic Revival to vie with the Gothic?

‘The Celtic Revival in architecture depended upon ancient shrines, castles, and vernacular buildings’

21 Dec 2015

‘All kinds of abstract art were possible.’ Alan Bowness on post-war British painting

Sir Alan Bowness’s art collection goes on display at a new public gallery at Downing College Cambridge

21 Dec 2015

‘This exhibition conflates the gallery and the brothel’

Sensationalist displays are no way to explore art and prostitution, writes Lynda Nead – and the Musée d’Orsay has got carried away with selling sex

19 Dec 2015

Tutankhamun’s funerary mask back on display

Art News Daily : 17 December

17 Dec 2015

Drinking scenes: the relationship between artists and alcohol

The Romantic association between creativity and alcohol has no foundation, but alcohol and its effects have proved a rich subject for artists

17 Dec 2015

Andrew Ciechanowiecki: 1924–2015

The art world has lost one of the most respected scholar-art dealers of the 20th century

15 Dec 2015

The mysteries of M.C. Escher at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

The familiarity of Maurits Cornelis Escher’s work doesn’t make it any easier to interpret, says Will Wiles

12 Dec 2015

Acquisitions of the Month: November 2015

The most interesting and important recent additions to museum collections

10 Dec 2015

London Diary: who gets to be a national treasure?

Is it acceptable to lay into an octogenarian painter who has long been a ‘national treasure’?

8 Dec 2015

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Arty Xmas shopping; a chocolate Putin; and a charming speech during Art Basel in Miami Beach

7 Dec 2015

‘Our Europe is an inclusive Europe’: the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new European Galleries

Lesley Miller, the lead curator of the museum’s new ‘Europe 1600–1815 Galleries’ explains the hard decisions involved in making displays

4 Dec 2015

Alan Yentob Steps Down as BBC Creative Director

Art News Daily : 3 December

3 Dec 2015

Not even Stalin could snuff out the legacy of early Soviet photography and film

The Jewish Museum’s exhibition reveals the importance of formal innovation to freedom of expression

1 Dec 2015

Willem Baron van Dedem (1929–2015)

Remembering the renowned collector and TEFAF President

30 Nov 2015

Bulgaria must not try to forget its past

Sofia has many important monuments – and they should not be removed or destroyed

30 Nov 2015

Are artists justified in boycotting Israel?

Calls for cultural and academic boycotts of Israel continue to hit the headlines. Should we regard such politically charged stances as divisive or necessary for change?

30 Nov 2015

FAO John McDonnell: Mao memorabilia for sale!

Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…

30 Nov 2015

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Alex Salmond is enamoured of his new portrait; Norman Foster’s colourful wardrobe; and Paris Hilton hits the decks at Art Basel Miami Beach

29 Nov 2015

London Diary: Art and Anxiety

‘I made it my mission last week to find a show that captured the city’s twitchiness.’

25 Nov 2015
Apollo Awards: Personality of the Year: Maria Balshaw

Personality of the Year

Maria Balshaw, the director of the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester City Galleries, has been a driving force behind the city’s cultural renaissance

Acquisition of the Year

The four bronze angels commissioned for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey are reunited at last at the Victoria and Albert Museum