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The Apollo summer party, in pictures
Leading lights from the art and museum worlds turned out on Monday night for Apollo’s annual summer party
Who’s going to shell out for this monumental crab?
‘Truly grotesque’ it may be, but the export bar placed on this characterful Victorian ceramic reflects its importance as a work of art
From infant prodigy to infatuated old man – the many guises of Merlin
The mythical figure has taken many forms over the centuries, some more dignified than others
The postcards that paved the way for the Russian Revolution
Anti-tsarist postcards were an important, and often beautiful, form of radical propaganda in Imperial Russia
‘The Hittites lived in interesting times’ – art after the end of civilisation
A show at the Louvre explores the rise, fall and what remains of the ancient Hittite empire
Jean-Claude Juncker tries his hand at art criticism (again)
The president of the European Commission has expanded – cryptically, of course – on his description of Angela Merkel as an ‘endearing work of art’
Lost without words – Manga at the British Museum, reviewed
Despite its international popularity, the Japanese art form cannot be understood through images alone
Runway successes – the appeal of fashion exhibitions in museums
Celebrations of costumes and couture are more popular than ever, but is there more to these shows than spectacle?
Should Notre-Dame be reconstructed faithfully?
Paul Binski and Douglas Murphy weigh in on the debate over how Paris’s great cathedral should be rebuilt post-fire
Salvador Dalí – back from the dead (again)
Fancy a selfie with Salvador Dalí? An AI-generated version of the artist will be happy to oblige…
Walter Gropius: the man who built the Bauhaus
Fiona MacCarthy’s biography suggests that the architect’s greatest achievement may have been to assemble so much talent in one place
The razing of mosques is the next step in China’s crackdown on Uyghur culture
When a million Uyghur Muslims in China are being held in detention, the demolition of mosques comes as no surprise
Behind the curtain – it’s time William Larkin finally got his due
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the great English court painter, long known only as the ‘Curtain Master’
Andrea del Verrocchio steps out of the shadow of his star pupil
The Florentine master, who took Leonardo as an apprentice, was perhaps the most influential artist of his day
Boris Johnson and the Backstreet Boys – Berlin’s take on Brexit
From political billboards to karaoke-fuelled performance art, Brexit is a looming presence in the city
Do volunteers still have a place in museums and cultural organisations?
The Art Fund is disbanding its volunteer network – is the culture sector becoming too professional?
The Prado pulls out the stops for its 200th birthday
With its exceptional collection of Old Masters and rich history, the museum has plenty to celebrate
In search of Seamus Heaney
A literary centre in the village of Bellaghy, County Derry returns visitors to the roots of Heaney’s poetry
‘Notre-Dame’s fortunes have merged with the destiny of France itself’
Over the centuries Notre-Dame de Paris has become much more than a place of worship – it is a symbol of a nation
‘How do you solve a problem like Thérèse?’ – Balthus in Madrid reviewed
Balthus’ strange, dream-like paintings deliberately set out to unsettle viewers
A new tower of Babel rises in the Bodleian Library
We know what translation can do – but what does it look like? Eight centuries of multilingual activity is on show in Oxford
An elegy for Notre-Dame, in words and pictures
The great Gothic cathedral has inspired innumerable artists and writers over the centuries
Little Britain – the Elizabethan passion for portrait miniatures
Flaunted in public and pored over in private, the portraits of Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver encapsulate their age
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