A new facsimile of the Lascaux cave is about to open, but are digital reproductions of cultural sites merely tourist attractions or will they save our fragile heritage?
The Queen's House in Greenwich is steeped in so much history that curators have struggled to decide what to highlight. But now the problem seems to have been solved
Pedro II, Brazil's 'citizen-emperor' was a devoted patron of the new technology and a keen photographer himself
'When this collection began, no one thought that Islam would be on everyone's lips'
'Hopefully some nice, trippy light installations will take my mind off the madness'
The winners of this year's Apollo Awards - which celebrate great achievements of the art and museum worlds - were announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday
Loretta Fahrenholz makes ‘performative documentaries’, often inspired by an amalgam of different film genres
With a new museum due to open in Cape Town soon, a growing gallery scene, and burgeoning international interest in contemporary African art, signs are good
Materials range from concrete to soap bubbles; subjects include mass extinction and internet cats. This is a bizarre mix of work, but a fascinating one
Sabine Haag, the director-general of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, discusses how one of the world's grandest museums is preparing for the future
This new book on Irish art in the early modern period includes excellent texts by non-national authors that finally place Irish artists in a European context
Cy Twombly's longstanding collaborator Nicola Del Roscio discusses the artist's love of French culture and the work of the Cy Twombly Foundation
Between them the Barnes Foundation and the Baltimore Museum of Art have an enviable set of works by Matisse - and their exhibitions and events reflect this
Very few drawings by Titian survive. This one is a beautiful and invaluable document that has changed our understanding of his work
Drinks company Diageo planned to sell the painting, but after public outcry it now seems likely to remain in Scotland after all
A look at the highlights at Sotheby's and Christie's - plus a major sale in Stockholm, and the latest from Abu Dhabi
The French artist's Turbine Hall commission continues his interest in the exhibition as a living organism
MoMA and the Musée d'Orsay are the big winners: they both received landmark gifts from prominent collectors that will transform their holdings
‘People put great stock in the history. Without it, these objects are worth much less.'
‘A method matters little,’ Rousseau maintained, ‘one tries everything’. See the full span of his dizzyingly diverse practice in Copenhagen this winter
'The Print before Photography' has riches to offer any reader, in any field and at any level of study of European prints
There are no better examples of piqué posé tortoiseshell in the world. How often may this be said of a work of art on the market?
Far too much of it actually reinforced Trump's message that the derisive liberal elite saw him – and by extension, his supporters – as a joke
Throughout Chinese history, jade has been prized for its beauty and its spiritual associations. Its appeal continues today, but its role is changing
