A museum dedicated to dachshunds has opened in Germany
The artist’s collection of Japanese prints gave him a new way of seeing the world
The architect was once best known for his neoclassical buildings, but his reputation now rests on the glasshouses at Kew Gardens
The artist’s changing relationship to consumer culture can make it difficult to interpret his work
How Sylvia Pankhurst designed the movement that won women the vote
Form an orderly queue to see Barack and Michelle Obama’s official portraits
The update of Kenneth Clark’s landmark series takes a more questioning approach to art history
His political judgements may have been poor, but Charles I’s art collection was first rate
An early 20th-century copy of a baroque chapel has been restored to its former glory
How did the first viewers of ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’ interpret the painting?
Recent debates over the art of Chuck Close, Balthus, and others remind us of the intertwined nature of ethics and aesthetics
Can T.S. Eliot’s poetic experiments be read alongside parallel developments in the visual arts? And how much has he influenced artists?
The 1000-year-old embroidery will have to move while its French home undergoes renovations, but should it be coming to the UK?
The Tate’s blockbuster exhibition gives Modigliani’s reputation a welcome boost, prioritising his art over biography
The paintings that Cornelius Gurlitt, son of a Third Reich art dealer, kept hidden for decades are now out in the open – so what happens next?
A recent government report says it should – but with limited public funding available, can Britain's existing museums grow?
Bridget Riley’s monumental abstract paintings are as mysterious as they are mesmerising
Episodes on Michelangelo, Canaletto and the Impressionists make the case for a simple approach to art on telly
The market for the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers is steady and growing, bucking the trend for Victorian painting
The Pentagon wants to ban the display of art by Guantánamo detainees – but it’s important that we engage with art made in captivity
Expect celebrations of Cubism, universal suffrage, architects and art collectors in the coming year
The great architecture critic and campaigner has died at the age of 69
An exhibition in Berlin explores how both sides in the Cold War tried to turn artists into ideological weapons
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is undeniably impressive, but can it succeed in becoming the universal museum it wants to be?
