The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
Eight museums will be scrutinised to ensure their practices are in line with ‘the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism’
In a slinky new animated short, Polo Bear pulls off a daring act of recovery for the Met
Pocket-sized pictures once played a big role in people’s emotional lives, as this show in Cleveland makes clear
Pallant House Gallery explores how modern and contemporary British artists have depicted their peers
The Carnegie Museum of Art brings together artists, architects and teachers to conceive new ways of thinking about education
The MFA Boston celebrates the intricate, innovative still lifes of Dutch painter who was one of the most successful artists of her day
An exhibition of art made with children in mind demonstrates that kids can be the most demanding of connoisseurs
At Beamish, the award-winning Living Museum of the North, everyday English life is recreated on a vast scale
The National Army Museum shows that there was more to military art than patriotism and propaganda
Though museums use them to provide more information, QR codes can conceal as much as they reveal
Plus: Manhattan DA returns 31 antiquities to Spain, Italy and Hungary, and Kasmin Gallery announces its closure
With the late Queen's Range Rover set to go to auction, Rakewell explores the weirder fates that have befallen the cars of heads of state
Among this month’s highlights are a brooding self-portrait by Spilliaert and a masterpiece of late gothic sculpture
The Towner Eastbourne celebrates the many artists who have been inspired by the county since the 19th century
CaixaForum borrows masterworks from the Prado to demonstrate the flair and vivacity of the master and his influence on his peers and pupils
Dynamic machines come to life alongside intricate drawings at Geneva’s Musée Rath to mark the centenary of the artist’s birth
Artists and scientists have been equally committed observers of nature, as this exhibition at the National Gallery of Art makes clear
The broadcaster and new president of the Twentieth Century Society talks about conserving the built environment and making people feel it matters
From copious writings to portraits, decorative arts and more, the monarch left behind a rich cultural legacy
The grain originated in pre-Columbian Mexico but became so highly prized in Italy that it made its way into paintings, plays and more
If you’ve ever wanted to curate your own museum, pretend to be a Medici patron or infiltrate the Louvre, these are the games for you
The artist mixed making abstract sculpture with populist public commissions. As her reputation soars, her generosity of spirit is as apparent as her inventiveness
Plus: Sotheby’s has returned gems linked to the Buddha to India; and the artist, playwright and theatre director Robert Wilson has died at the age of 83
