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Visitors to the Rembrandthuis in Amsterdam can get a tattoo inspired by the Old Master – and one brave individual is spending 20 hours getting ‘The Descent from the Cross’ inked on his back
An impressive range of marvels from early Byzantine ivory carvings to early 20th-century paintings are on view at the V&A
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago brings together some 70 paintings, prints, photos, sculptures and installations to celebrate the artist’s restless creativity
An exhibition in Helsinki presents works by the women artists who were drawn to the spiritual side of life
The Fondazione Prada’s uncovers the tangled web of connections between the great powers of the ancient world
Vienna’s Albertina gives a vivid sense of the sculptor’s love of playfulness, tactility and ambiguity – and his ability to work at small and very large scale
To mark the centenary of the death of Harry Houdini, we explore four works that conjure the spirit of trickery, misdirection and sleight of hand
The annual event returns, with leading dealers showing everything from Korean ceramics to Indian miniatures
The much-loved chronicler of industrial England crammed his works full of people, but had little interest in them as individuals
From London to the Low Countries, museums across Europe are putting Old Masters in the spotlight this month
From Franz West’s tongue-in-cheek sculptures in Vienna to a new film by Nan Goldin in London, here’s our list of must-see museum shows in November
Be it Chinese woodblock prints in Cleveland or Korean ceramics in Paris, here are four eye-catching shows of Asian art
This New York haven for bibiliophiles was founded in 1884 but has exciting plans for staying relevant in the 21st century
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics is full of feats of clay from master ceramicists across the ages
Hailed as a landmark moment in the Franco-British relationship, the loan of the medieval masterpiece is just the latest in a long history of politically significant exhibitions
Guy Savoy is the first chef ever to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France. A meal at his restaurant in Paris proves why he deserves this unprecedented honour
Wine connects so many aspects of culture and, like artists, its makers need committed patrons
Dany Chan of the Walters Art Museum explains why kingfisher feathers were among the most prized decorative items at the imperial court
The 30,000 images the photgrapher left to the London Museum are an extraordinary record of the city. And as the museum’s new site opens this month, Grant’s work has a new focus
A museum that started life in the 19th century as a railway station has provided a platform for cutting-edge art for 30 years – and it’s on track for a first-class future
The painter’s quiet depiction of a dead robin is full of pathos and mystery
Two could be a crowd in the marriage of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, but the Met’s joint survey shows how the artists challenged each other artistically
A survey of this pivotal figure in German Expressionism reveals a painter driven to restless experiment
