The artist discusses the allure of the 19th-century forger Flint Jack – who fooled museums and collectors with his brand-new prehistoric artefacts
Denmark was beset by catastrophes in the early 19th century – but its painters flourished
Art news daily: 25 September
A Dürer show at the Albertina presents a rare opportunity to see some of the German artist's drawings usually kept caged up in the dark
The West’s borrowings from Japanese modernism are well known – but an exhibition in Helsinki shows that the traffic moved both ways
Art news daily: 23 September
The cinematographer discusses his lighting design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s upcoming Rembrandt exhibition
The perceived role of museums in society has grown enormously in recent years – but how far does that reflect what they actually are?
The Mediterranean island still bears the mark of its most famous one-time resident
The French artist is still the guiding spirit of the Collection de l’Art Brut, the museum he founded in Lausanne
Art news daily: 20 September
The new permanent gallery presents all kinds of exquisite pieces with special family associations
A lost portrait of the 16th-century writer Pietro Aretino may have been at the Kunstmuseum Basel for the last hundred years
A sophisticated revamp means that Art Joburg is now a smaller, sleeker affair
The Science Museum’s new gallery makes subtle links between royal patronage, scientific progress and earthly conquest
Art news daily: 19 September
Why is Historic England supporting a developer’s plans when there’s a better proposal waiting in the wings?
Art news daily: 18 September
Thawing permafrost means the near-perfect preservation of ancient material in the Arctic will soon be a thing of the past
At last – a Courtauld University Challenge team to be reckoned with
Art news daily: 17 September
Exceptional Italian artworks should prove a big draw at the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato in Florence
Art news daily: 16 September
