The way we lived then
While there’s plenty to enjoy in Dan Cruickshank’s new history of the English house, which goes up to 1926, it’s clear that the author feels most at home in the 18th century
While there’s plenty to enjoy in Dan Cruickshank’s new history of the English house, which goes up to 1926, it’s clear that the author feels most at home in the 18th century
Plus: four more arrests made over Louvre heist and Philadelphia Art Museum accuses fired former director of awarding herself unauthorised pay rises
These two titans of the fashion industry shared a passion for iconoclasm, according to this show at the National Gallery of Victoria
With records broken for works by Klimt, Kahlo and more, last week’s auctions show that collectors will still fork out for genuine quality
As the prospect of restored state support becomes ever more distant, Britain’s museums are turning to US-style fundraising. But can this benefit more than just a handful of London institutions?
The band has teamed up with Pantone to unveil a brand new colour, which reminds Rakewell of other musicians who have toyed with tints
At MACAM, a combined hotel and art gallery, guests can wake up to the joys of Portuguese modernism
At London’s venerable members’ clubs, the art on the walls can be as big of a draw as what’s for lunch
The millionaire chemist was determined to bring modern European art to the United States – and bought the best in bulk
Work by late 20th-century and contemporary Chinese artists has been throwing up surprises recently
In Amsterdam, a superstar of art-house cinema is haunting the galleries of the Eye Filmmuseum with a little help from her friends
A century ago, Alexander Tamanyan devised a startling layout for the Armenian capital. Despite changes in regime and fashion, his vision has endured
How to get a glimpse behind the mask of ancient Egypt? Seek out the makers of the royal tombs and other marvels
To mark 145 years since the birth of Jacob Epstein, we look at four works that demonstrate how bronze sculpture has evolved over the last century
The mythological frescoes painted by Annibale Carracci at the Farnese family’s Roman palace are legendary in their own right
After a seven-year closure, the museum’s resistance of easy definitions of ‘Black’ art and its determination to serve the local community couldn’t be more necessary
The dissolution of certainties about American power now has its perfect visual emblem – in the form of bulldozers reducing part of the White House to rubble
Marla Aaron has worked with a Bavarian royal porcelain manufactory for her latest series – and the collaboration looks to be a perfect fit
The Musée d'Ennery is a hidden gem: a belle époque collection of East Asian art that is well worth the effort it requires to get in
The cultural legacy of Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and co. is undeniable but, with the design, fashion, art and literary worlds forever ‘rediscovering’ them, perhaps it’s time to move on