December’s evening sales have shown that there is still a strong market for Old Masters, with even contemporary art buyers splashing out on pre-19th-century works
Violent protests marred the opening of the first exhibition at the new museum in Benin City – and too many people seem to have ignored the warning signs
Fans of tableaux will enjoy a recreation of one of Scotland’s most famous paintings. Happy World Skating Day to all who celebrate!
The transformation of the Musée des Augustins has brought this former convent into the modern age
The Uffizi leans into the grotesque for Christmas, displaying Renaissance and baroque sculptures that range from the sweetly devotional and highly disturbing
One of America’s boldest and most eccentric architects gets a major survey at the Art Institute of Chicago
Many French artists in the middle of the 19th century resisted the political turmoil and rapid modernisation taking place around them
The Centre Pompidou may be closed, but its drawings collection is still at large, with some 300 works on paper at the Grand Palais
Plus: thieves have stolen 600 items from a Bristol museum, and the photographer Martin Parr has died at the age of 73
Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s landmark history of the afterlife of classical sculpture has been refreshed to give it even more longevity
Alt text in museums doesn’t benefit only low-vision users – it helps all of us think more deeply about how to understand an artwork
The photographer, who has died at the age of 73, always insisted that he was capturing his subjects as they really were
‘Comrades in Art’ is a timely and provocative account of the role of art in the age of tyranny
A rare genre scene by Maarten van Heemskerck and a bumper bequest of Pop art are some of the most interesting acquisitions of the past month
Heavily influenced by his artistic contemporaries, the architect pushed the limits of design – and revolutionised the idea of the modern museum
Computers and conceptual art haven’t killed more traditional forms of expertise and appreciation yet
Plus: Pace Gallery is joining forces with Emmanuel Di Donna and David Schrader for a new ‘super gallery’; and more French institutions are increasing ticket costs for non-EU residents
The best way of appreciating Carpaccio’s work is to treat his paintings like Venice itself – to meander through them and bathe in their elusiveness
This exhibition in Paris makes clear that jewellery can make a highly effective political statement
The opening of this exhibition at the Design Museum is a red letter day for the artist and his admirers
In Atlanta, see how the photographer infused his work with a hint of southern gothic and a strong flavour of the absurd
Highlights from one of the world’s largest and most important collections of drawings go on display at the Albertina in Vienna
The subject is endangered at A level just as it couldn’t be more essential. What can be done to save it in British schools?
Ruth Ellis, Diana Dors, Barbara Windsor and Pauline Boty star in Lynda Nead’s fascinating study of the blonde in British culture
