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The Jewish collectors who gave important early gifts to the V&A
The role of leading Anglo-Jewish figures in the development of the fledgling museum deserves to be better known
The week in art news – UK museums and galleries announce plans for reopening
Plus: Milton Glaser (1929–2020), French dealer who sold gold coffin to the Met charged with fraud, and more art news
The Hagia Sophia takes centre stage in the battle over Turkey’s past
The contested building was recently, for the first time, the site of the annual celebration of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Boozing, bear-baiting and treading the boards – the history of London’s first playhouse
The remains of the Red Lion, recently unearthed in Whitechapel, show us a dress rehearsal for the great Elizabethan theatres
Best of fiends – the monsters of Léopold Chauveau
These modern monsters may look lonely, but they’re familiar figures – descendants of the Parisian beasts of Viollet-le-Duc and Charles Meryon
The week in art news – UK museums and galleries to reopen from 4 July
Plus: American Museum of Natural History to remove statue of Theodore Roosevelt | Guggenheim curatorial staff demand end of ‘discriminatory practices’ | Philadelphia Museum of Art to cut staff by more than 20 per cent | The Met plans to reopen at end of August
The restlessness of Gerhard Richter
A short-lived retrospective at the Met Breuer revelled in the German artist’s formal inventiveness – and his long engagement with history
Obstructing views of Tower Bridge
A development that would have impinged on Tower Bridge has landed Robert Jenrick in hot water – so Rakewell digs up some classic views of the landmark
Cash points – thoughts on a healthier future for museum fundraising
The pandemic has made existing problems in arts funding only too apparent. How can museums safeguard their futures?
Boxing clever – the playful sculptures of Charlotte Posenenske
The German artist is closely linked with conceptual and minimalist art, but her DIY approach was quite singular
Looking closely at art during lockdown
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, and Tibetan art specialist Alice S. Kandell on spending more time with objects
Learned behaviour – the successful career of Sofonisba Anguissola
Should we see the painter as a Renaissance feminist or as a product of her upbringing?
The destruction of Indigenous Australian sites cannot be allowed to continue
Recent mining blasts at a sacred site in Western Australia have fired up protestors
The joyful art of Julio Le Parc
The Argentinian-born artist, now in his tenth decade, reflects on a life devoted to trying new things
Stolen glances – The Painter and the Thief, reviewed
A documentary about the unlikely friendship between an artist and the man who stole her work raises tantalising questions about image-making and ownership
Monumental folly – what Colston’s statue says about Victorian Bristol
The statue of the 18th-century slave trader is the result of a 19th-century attempt to sanitise the past
The week in art news – Oxford college backs calls to remove Rhodes statue
Plus: Amazon boss appointed director of Natural History Museum, and more art news
Good form – the minimalist magic of Donald Judd
A recent display at MoMA revealed the unexplored depths of an artist whose work sometimes seems all surface
Galleries and gondoliers – the life and times of Arthur Jeffress
The dealer and collector is usually a footnote in other people’s stories. A new biography makes him the main event
Masterpiece pulls out the stops for its first online edition
Virtual viewing rooms, video tours and private Zoom meetings – here’s what to expect from Masterpiece Online
George Eliot and the monuments madmen
The statue of George Eliot in Nuneaton has attracted some unlikely ‘defenders’
Peruvian artists address the Covid crisis in the Amazon
A project to raise funds for Amazonian communities also raises questions about the status of indigenous people in Peru
In memory of Michael Hall, a committed connoisseur and an unforgettable character
The collector, dealer and erstwhile actor had a remarkable eye for discovering works of art, often in the unlikeliest of places
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I ♥ Milton Glaser – a tribute in three designs
Remembering the graphic designer, who has died at the age of 91, through three of his most memorable designs