The museum’s director, Laurence des Cars, told French lawmakers that she had been appalled by the Louvre’s security when she took over – and had told the culture ministry so
Apollo’s Artist of the Year Award commends the most influential artists of the past 12 months
Apollo’s Museum Opening of the Year Award commends key projects from the past 12 months
Apollo’s Acquisition of the Year Award commends the best acquisitions of artworks by museums in the past 12 months
Apollo’s Digital Innovation of the Year Award commends the top digital projects in the art and museum world from the past 12 months
Apollo’s Exhibition of the Year Award commends the best museum shows of the past 12 months
Apollo’s Book of the Year Award commends the best new publications of the past 12 months
A purpose-built home for the university’s vast permanent collection built up over 275 years passes with honours
The news that Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are tapping out as hosts of Strictly Come Dancing has put Rakewell in a spin
Plus: the Louvre director offers to resign in the wake of the jewel theft, and plans to build a tunnel under Stonehenge have been quashed
The recent Frieze-week sales were a mixed bag, but there seem to be reasons for optimism
Mukherjee’s pioneering textile sculptures were key to the development of modernist art in India
The artist’s enigmatic assemblages of found objects go on show in Wiesbaden alongside lesser-known collages
The 18th-century sculptor’s enigmatic depictions of facial expressions go on show alongside his royal commissions and works by his peers
One of the fathers of the Impressionist movement gets his first major US exhibition in almost half a century
To mark 85 years since the birth of Pelé, we look at four artworks that capture the excitement of football and the allure of its greatest players
Before the release of her latest film, the director sat down with Apollo to talk about the thrills and spills of making an art-heist movie
Heist films are the most glamorous kind of crime film – and art heists make for the most glamorous kind of heist film
The Brazilian artist flicks through the novels of Clarice Lispector in her São Paulo studio, where a poster on the wall reminds visitors of the value of silence
An experimental play about the Knoedler forgery scandal is a brilliant technical feat, but does it illuminate anything about the art world?
A new biography sheds light on the formidable Josefa de Óbidos, who won fame and fortune for her meticulous still lifes and religious scenes
James Delbourgo’s new book explores the obsessions of fanatical collectors, both real and fictional
On the centenary of the artist’s birth, Courtney J. Martin talks to Apollo about running the Rauschenberg Foundation and looking after his legacy
Masked thieves broke into the Gallery of Apollo on Sunday and made off with eight priceless pieces
