When institutions try to offer something to everyone do they risk spreading themselves too thin?
Gwen John and the contemporary artist Matthew Krishanu found comfort in a shared composition
When it came to designing stained-glass windows, Henry Holiday was more than a match for his friend Edward Burne-Jones
A convivial collaboration between the American artist and a saké brewery is refreshing stuff
Under its new director Christine Macel, the historic museum full of masterpieces of French design is entering a brand new era
The national museum of immigration has a new mission – but it’s still housed in a building haunted by France’s colonial ghosts
It’s hard to say who, exactly, the Normans were – but even harder to make them out as a model migrants and proto-Europeans as a string of recent exhibitions has tried to do
An understanding of theatrical culture in the 18th century is vital for understanding the most important painters of the period
The reinvention of the Museum of Childhood as Young V&A has been a great success. Should more institutions follow its example and become younger at heart?
An old-fashioned way of bringing in cakes and custards is beginning to feel rather modern again
The Library of Congress’s Literary Costume Ball has set Rakewell thinking about the pros and cons of taking sartorial inspiration from famous authors
An exhibition in Vienna tackles the involvement of Jewish players in some of Europe’s oldest clubs – and how those clubs acknowledge this history
Plus: South-east Asian countries are demanding return of looted objects from Denver Art Museum, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The Getty Center makes a case for the critic and photographer’s important role in the development of art history in his home country
The Egyptian film industry came to dominate the Arab world – and poster makers did much to secure its hold on the popular imagination
A new breed of business is offering investors shares in blue-chip artworks – and making big claims about their profitability
The Iranian artist’s arresting images illuminate displaced communities and experiences of migration
The emigré artist bucked the trends he encountered in 1920s Paris to carve out his own path
How radical new ways of making art emerged in the period following the Korean war
On the anniversary of Captain Cook’s first voyage to Australia, we consider the history of exploration through four objects including a map of sea monsters and a robot used for navigation
The vintage trucks in London’s parks provide soft serve with an outsize dollop of nostalgia – and do it in style
Finland’s questing version of modernism, as championed by Alvar Aalto, went hand in hand with the development of social democracy
The first garden created by the designer for a house by Edwin Lutyens has been bought by the National Trust – preserving a vital piece of history
Under new owners, this stalwart of the London fair calendar shows that a focus on British art needn’t be parochial
