If you’re missing the excitement of Royal Ascot, here is a selection of artworks that capture the fervour and spectacle of horse racing
To mark 100 years since the death of Mary Cassatt, who rendered women’s spaces with warmth, empathy and psychological detail, we explore four mother-and-child works from very different traditions
To mark 189 years since the death of the influential English clown Joseph Grimaldi, we look at four artworks that explore professional japery through the ages
As the Chelsea Flower Show in London continues in full bloom, we explore four artworks that celebrate floral life in its many forms
To mark 90 years since Amy Johnson flew from London to Cape Town and back in eight days, we look at four artworks that chart life in the skies
Though best known as a jewellery artist working at a minute scale, Chan has scaled up by creating two monumental installations in Venice and Shanghai
Scott, who has led the museum since 2017, talks to Apollo about her favourite works from the collection and how to get new audiences into Old Masters
Be it heists, attacks on artworks by protestors or the everyday risks posed by visitors, there are any number of reasons why museums should be thinking about how best to insure ar
This week we look at four artworks from around the world that explore the act of theft – or have been spirited away themselves
To mark World Sleep Day, we look at four sculptures, lithographs and engravings that explore the many faces of somnolence
To commemorate the death of Franz Marc 110 years ago this week, we look at four artworks that capture the essence of creatures great and small
To mark 185 years since the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, we look at four artworks that capture the French capital in all its variety
To mark 150 years since the birth of Constantin Brâncuși, we look at four artworks that take wing in very different ways
To coincide with World Radio Day, we look at four artworks from the last 100 years that address the medium’s power and resilience
An exhibition in Wiesbaden makes clear why the Austrian painter made such a splash in the United States in the late 1950s
To mark 285 years since the birth of Henry Fuseli, we look at four works that demonstrate the power of nocturnal or otherwordly visions
Artists have long found domestic interiors to be a rich source of inspiration, as these four artworks show
An exhibition by the Shanghai- and Hong Kong-based artist BAISHUI invites us to contemplate how water’s many forms reflect aspects of our own existence
This inaugural list celebrates 40 artists, thinkers, businesspeople and patrons to watch in 2026
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