She's an icon of Scottish nationhood and martyrdom, but Mary's life at court was a complicated one of competing cultural, social and political influences
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming's Devil's Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
Auction highlights this month include works by Morisot and Magritte at Christie's, and Sotheby's inaugural 'Erotic: Passion and Desire' sale
The Indian artist's global success has not been fully appreciated at home – until now
This week's parliamentary debate on the UK domestic ivory trade revealed some serious misconceptions about antique ivory and those who study and sell it
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a Czech Surrealist masterpiece, to a collection of 800 rare Japanese prints
This scholarly show at the Frick Collection is also a feast for the senses
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
Modern art in Sussex was about more than just rolling hills and gentle abstraction
Thomas Marks talks to artist Idris Khan as the largest exhibition of his works to date goes on display at the New Art Gallery in Walsall
The success of Europol's Operation Pandora, which recovered thousands of stolen artefacts, demonstrates the importance of international cooperation
This is what happens when you spend a decade exploring a world of your own imagination
Manchester has received the lion's share of recent arts funding in northern England, to the irritation of other leading cities. Can its success benefit everyone?
The late John Hurt was a fixture on the bohemian Soho scene of Francis Bacon and the Colony Room
Andrew Graham-Dixon's new show ranges from Islamic influence on French architecture to narcissistic nationalism – and we haven't even got to Napoleon yet
Abstraction and representation blend effortlessly and mysteriously in Michael Andrews' paintings, which are on view at Gagosian in London
Fears are growing that Donald Trump's administration means to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts. What would it mean for US culture if they did?
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist's life and work?
Remembering Eva Neurath, who founded Thames & Hudson with her husband Walter
The refurbished Egyptian galleries at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities have thrown up a few surprises – including 50 mummified baby crocodiles
The chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte is rare among historic houses in France – for both the quality of its conservation and as a privately run property
Are pragmatic reforms needed to revive an important field of collecting for US museums?
Funding is difficult, but local councils must wake up to the potential of the art and museums in their care, and fight to secure their future
