He'll be remembered as a wordsmith, but Ashbery was also a brilliant art critic, collector, and artist with a gift for seeing
Paintings, jewellery, clothes, and weapons could all be used to show support for the Jacobite pretenders’ claims to the throne
Celebrating the new, global edition of the Apollo 40 Under 40 at the Garden Museum on Thursday evening
Paleoart and dioramas are designed to depict prehistory and the natural world – but what they really reveal are our own hopes and fears
The Biennale des Antiquaires returns in its new guise as the Biennale Paris with an impressive showing of French fine and decorative arts
Rob Weisberg, CEO of Invaluable, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the auction sector
The personal collections of Edward Albee, Vivien Leigh and Mario Testino come to the block this month
The historic city has suffered major damage, but the worst unkindness we could offer it now is to write it off as 'destroyed'
Ethical questions about art arise on a seemingly weekly basis. It's time for museums to invest in sustained, open-ended research
This year's event explores links between traditional African art and contemporary art practice, while galleries around Paris present their best items
'Painting India' at the Hepworth Wakefield includes many of the artist's most engaging and joyful paintings
This month's acquisitions include a major collection of African art, a treasure from Queen Victoria's personal collection, and a beautiful 18th-century landscape
Tang was well known as an entrepreneur, a socialite, and a columnist; he was also a leading art collector and patron of the arts
Don't miss this celebration of the Brazilian artist's brief but dazzling career
Archaeological discoveries at Greenwich are rare – which makes finding the remains of the Tudor palace even more significant
In the decade since it opened, the collection has emerged as a frontrunner among Italy’s contemporary cultural foundations
They don’t make collectors like Francesco Federico Cerruti any more. Or do they?
An exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum encourages us to approach the restlessly experimental artist with an open mind
Pioneering conceptual artist David Lamelas on space, identity, and taking advice from Anthony Caro
Alistair Hudson and Elisabeth Callihan ask whether today's museums could be more useful
Collector, dealer, novelist, art historian, culture minister, conservationist – André Malraux's influence still looms large
Could the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum provide a model for modernising India's cultural institutions?
The city's cultural ambitions are growing in the run-up to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage
Will increased restrictions on the internet in China be too much for new media artists?
