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A long-lost Cimabue has emerged – and the ‘first light’ of painting now burns brighter than ever
The chance discovery in a kitchen in France has major significance for scholarship on the Florentine master
Dijon’s grand old museum has a new look – and it really cuts the mustard
After a decade-long renovation, the palatial Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon can now show its masterpieces to even greater advantage
The prescient pair who created Europe’s first museum of East Asian art
Adolf and Frieda Fischer’s globetrotting led to their founding the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Cologne
A studio of one’s own – Britain’s first women artists
How to succeed as a woman painter in 17th-century England? A supportive husband, royal patronage and mentorship from Van Dyck certainly helped
Class act – a new look for Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art
From Assyrian carvings to contemporary African art, the museum’s wide-ranging collection has a recently expanded home
‘I am one and the same person’ – Georg Baselitz looks back at a life in art
An exhibition at the Accademia in Venice explores the link between the artist’s past and present work – as well as the influence of Old Masters
Can neuroscience really tell us much about why we look at art?
The mystery of aesthetic experience is perhaps even greater than that of the human brain
‘I’m looking at history and the human need to make things’ – an interview with Magdalene Odundo
The ceramic artist is showing her own work alongside historic pieces from all over the world
The major art anniversaries to look out for in 2019
From Leonardo to the Prado, and from the Bauhaus to the birth of John Ruskin, 2019 is full of significant anniversaries
How high-resolution photography is changing the way we look at art
Advances in digital imaging are revolutionising the study of art history
Everything must glow – Nicky Wire is having his first solo show
The Manic Street Preachers bassist is showing mixed media works in Pembrokeshire – and he’s not the first bass-player to have a sideline in art
How Liberty looked to the past to imagine the future of fashion
More than a century’s worth of Liberty fabrics and designs make for an enjoyable survey of the brand’s history
Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection
A fresh look at the Brooklyn Museum’s holdings through an intersectional feminist lens
A fresh look at Frida Kahlo
By placing the artist’s possessions next to her portraits, the V&A seeks to reveal the woman behind the icon
The artists of Georgian Dublin deserve another look
An exhibition celebrating the Society of Artists in Ireland casts light on some lesser-known 18th-century figures
Art Brussels celebrates its 50th anniversary by looking to the future
A selection of highlights from the Brussels art fair, at Tour & Taxis from 19 to 22 April
Celebrating Romani art and culture at the first Roma Biennale
The first Roma Biennale offered a riot of contemporary Romani art and performance
The world’s first sausage dog museum – not as mad as it sounds
A museum dedicated to dachshunds has opened in Germany
Looking at the female gaze
At Richard Saltoun Gallery, the body is both subject and material for women artists exploring gender and sexuality
First class: the art of the Post Office
How Britain’s postal system has inspired artists, from its origins in the 16th century to today
A new look for Kettle’s Yard
After a major refurbishment, Kettle’s Yard is reopening – but it remains true to the spirit of its founder, Jim Ede
The major art anniversaries to look out for in 2018
Expect celebrations of Cubism, universal suffrage, architects and art collectors in the coming year
How to look at Mexican Old Masters
The painters of New Spain have been misunderstood for centuries, but their work seems to be entering the mainstream at last
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Mumbai’s oldest museum looks to the future
Could the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum provide a model for modernising India’s cultural institutions?