A historic 18th-century salver from the collection of Robert Walpole is a relic from a world of political perks and exquisite craftsmanship
The beloved Hackney picture house is celebrating 50 years as a community-run enterprise – but as Britain’s oldest continuously operating cinema, its roots go much further back
The Danish gem expert alerted the British Museum to thefts from its collection and played a role in recovering scores of items. He was Apollo’s Personality of the Year in 2024
The world’s most visited museum has been in the headlines in recent months, but the origins of its malaise go back a long way
The vineyard in Provence has become famous for its art and architecture, but making great wine is still its raison d’être
At Tate Britain, the artist’s ability to draw us in while keeping us at a distance – all in a single painting – is on full display
Thomas Laqueur’s treat of a book tracks how dogs have been represented in art and what they represent in life
Plus: Dutch government proposes handing ‘orphaned’ Nazi-looted art to Dutch Jewish community and the Turner Prize shortlist is announced
A set of mirrors designed by Claude Lalanne sold for $33.5m this week, which has led Rakewell to reflect on the art of glass through the ages
The National Gallery in London presents a landmark exhibition of one of the leading lights of Spanish baroque painting
The pioneering designer turned her hand to photography in the 1930s and proved highly adept in that medium too
The New York Historical explores the city’s early modern roots with a lively display of paintings of daily life
The sculptor’s beguiling creatures, which range from the humanoid to the insectoid, take up residence at Houghton Hall in Norfolk
A former slaughterhouse is home to the city’s newest museum and it’s just the first step in creating a new cultural district
For Benjamin Markovits, a Cornish scene by Michael Canney hits the sweet spot between figuration and abstraction
In his enchanting documentaries about the natural world, the French film-maker approached his subjects with intellectual rigour and an eye for wonder
The name Eames is synonymous with the famous lounge chair they designed, but they were also interested in the big questions about how to build and how to live
In the first major survey of the French artist’s work in decades, the targets of his biting criticism look awfully familiar
Amid a swathe of interesting lots in Paris last week, it was two recently rediscovered Monet landscapes that made the biggest impression
Plus: the European Commission has told the Venice Biennale to stop Russia taking part or risk losing €2m in funding
The city has been rebuilding the Residenzschloss, home of its one-time ruler Augustus the Strong, since the Second World War – and the results are worth the wait
Andrew Lloyd Webber is working on a musical charting the theft of the Mona Lisa – which puts Rakewell in mind of other times art has treaded the boards
Scott, who has led the museum since 2017, talks to Apollo about her favourite works from the collection and how to get new audiences into Old Masters
This wide-ranging survey of the artist’s work also explores the harmonies between her paintings and those of Edvard Munch
