Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
Annebella Pollen’s history of nudism in 20th-century Britain takes the movement as seriously as it took itself
The Lisbon-based artist once invited the fashion designer John Galliano to join the studio's Bollywood dance rehearsal
Andrew Russeth finds that Jeju Island offers everything from a teddy bear museum to masterpieces of modern Korean art
The Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, home to some of Perugino’s most important works, can now display its outstanding collection in suitably grand style
Jil Sander is renowned for her minimalist approach to fashion design. And yet the gardens at her country home tells the tale of a more maximalist aesthetic
It is impossible not to be glued to the ongoing protests of environmental activists in the world’s leading museums
The poet’s bejewelled lair on the banks of the Thames was his pride and joy – and its restoration shines new light into the shadowy depths of his mind
The new guidance provides some welcome clarity for art businesses, but a few grey areas remain
Six museum directors, curators and gallerists give their take on the controversies surrounding this year's exhibition in Kassel
The collector, dealer and interior decorator, who started trading antiques from his rooms at Oxford as an undergraduate, has died at the age of 76
May the actor’s upcoming role as the successful Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham be more promising than his previous skirmishes with the profession
More than a century later, the English cartoonist’s ingenious drawings can still tickle the imaginations of modern audiences
In ‘Enlightened Eclecticism’, Adriano Aymonino shows how the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland made over their stately homes to advance their social ambitions
The Dutch artist's studios are filled with artworks, miniature pieces of furniture and floral vases that she buys at flea markets in France
The Japanese fashion designer revolutionised womenswear by creating comfortable clothes appreciated for their androgynous elegance and ease
By turning social types into individuals, the photographer influenced many of his contemporaries and shaped how we see the 20th-century
Once overlooked by both artists and collectors, the urgency of landscape studies holds an obvious appeal for modern audiences
Recent initiatives are expanding on the traditional model of patronage through community engagement, cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship schemes
The British sculptor's monumental, minimal forms drew influence from his wide-ranging collection of ethnographic artefacts
Bruno Vandermeulen and Danny Veys use 19th-century processes to bring a very modern sensibility to archaeological sites in Anatolia
The Mexican artist's studio is filled with books and tiny pieces of detritus that have fallen off her artworks or that she finds on her travels
Long before the invention of the visitor-response survey, the writer was curious about how works of art affected their viewers
The pop star’s latest album contains fewer treats for art-history buffs than its title promises – but Rakewell is too busy dancing to care
