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A monumental mishandling of Mo Salah
Plus: selfie sabotage at a museum in Russia and Jim Carrey takes on Ted Cruz… with a painting
Oliver Cromwell as you’ve never seen him before… in his romper suit
The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon is displaying Cromwell artefacts that have never been shown in public before – including his baby clothes
Seven Halloween horror films for art historians
From Nosferatu to the Scream franchise – Apollo’s editors select some arty horror movies
Are the principles set out for identifying Nazi-looted art fit for purpose?
On the 20th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, their effectiveness is up for debate
A lot of love making, Your Honour
A copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover once owned by the judge who presided over the novel’s obscenity trial is up for auction
The Foundling Museum puts women in their rightful place
Portraits of men have been replaced with those of the women who first petitioned George II to set up the Foundling Hospital
The novelty and nostalgia of the Victorian seaside pier
The great iron structures of 19th-century Britain are important parts of the island’s cultural memory
How four months in Martinique helped Gauguin make his name
The artist saw himself as an exotic outsider, and his voyage to the Caribbean in 1887 as a transformative experience
Berthe Morisot comes into her own
A landmark exhibition puts the painter back where she belongs – at the heart of the Impressionist movement
Reading the dreams of Robert Crumb
The great cartoonist is publishing 40-years’ worth of dreams and nightmares – and they’re every bit as crude as you’d image
The oldest drawing in the world has been discovered – but is it art?
A 73,000-year-old fragment of stone marked with red lines raises questions about the nature of aesthetic experience
Will Macron’s culture pass have much impact?
In a new pilot scheme, every 18 year old in France will get €500 to spend on culture next year
Emmanuel Macron gets taken for a mug
Plus: a bizarre museum in North Korea and a top tip from Sarah Lucas for keeping your house safe
Haute couture and holy robes at the Met
High fashion turns out to be no match for some lavish loans from the Vatican
How the V&A Dundee is rewriting the history of Scotland
The country’s first design museum is taking a cosmopolitan approach to presenting the national story
AI art is on the rise – but how do we measure its success?
Artworks produced using artificial intelligence have long confounded viewers
The drawings that capture Ireland’s crumbling castles
John Nankivell has specialised in recording decaying historic buildings, but his work also provides some reasons for hope
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Europe launch, in pictures
Celebrating the new, Europe edition of the Apollo 40 Under 40 at the Wallace Collection on Wednesday evening
The lasting legacy of Thomas Chippendale
Three hundred years after the cabinet-maker’s birth, his name is still a byword for excellence
In Brussels, where the streets have new names
A competition to name 28 streets has come up with some surprisingly sensible and delightfully silly choices
‘No more pushing around of Mrs Pankhurst’
The site of Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue in Westminster was chosen by her fellow suffragists – there is no reason for it to change
Eight bars and restaurants for art lovers
Forget the food … where can you go for a good interior, an artist-run hub, or some art worth looking at on the walls?
How Campari built its brand
An exhibition tracing the advertising history of the Italian liqueur reflects the changing tastes of the 20th century
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The centenary of the Great War is over – but did artists and museums do it justice?
For four years, exhibitions and events throughout the UK have explored the art of remembrance – with varying results