The TV thriller Riviera unfolds after the murder of a top art collector
A huge collection of Diane Arbus photographs heads for Ontario, and the Getty finally gets its Parmigianino
By revitalising London's NPG, the ambitious director is hoping to make it a 'truly national gallery for all'
Highlights include a Jean Dubuffet retrospective in Amsterdam and a Mexican Old Master in New York
A portrait jewel commissioned by the future George IV for his secret wife, Maria Fitzherbert, is up for auction
A quick guide to the upcoming events in London, Bamberg, Edinburgh, and Knocke
Arts Council England had some good news for museums this week, but it can't be the sector's knight in shining armour
Venetian vedute, Tuscan cassone panels, and a masterpiece of British painting all feature in London's upcoming Old Master sales
The Met emphasises the quantity and variety of Penn's photographs, but what really stands out is the unity of his vision
An exhibition at the Getty will examine artistic exchange in the ancient Americas – and a time when feathers were more valuable than gold
The Israel Antiquities Authority's move from the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem to a purpose-built campus in the West has revived disputes about preserving the country's cultural heritage
The Musée d'arts de Nantes reveals its new extension and rehangs its collection, making seamless connections between past and present
Art demands close attention. The new 'Slow Art Workshops' provide unique opportunities to study and even handle objects of great beauty
English porcelain may not attract the same high prices of the past, but it could still be a lucrative opportunity for new collectors
Art UK, which last year launched a digital catalogue of every oil painting in public ownership, has embarked on an equivalent project for sculpture
The ancient cathedrals of England need financial help to stave off ruin
Durable, versatile and colourful, mosaics have a long history and a bright future, as the V&A will explore this weekend
The Kassel leg of Documenta 14 has just opened, but will it fare batter than its much-criticised Athens counterpart?
The discovery of a noose at the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a grim justification of its existence
Moscow’s Khrushchev-era apartment blocks are hardly good housing, but their residents are unlikely to get a better replacement
The art world responds to the UK election; Michel Houellebecq discusses his ‘French Bashing’ exhibition; and is Kate Middleton a skater girl now?
Wonder Woman now works at the Louvre... but will her curatorial credentials spare her bad reviews?
The artist would move churches around, erase rooftops, and even bend the Grand Canal straight if it allowed for a more harmonious scene
Invader and Bansky have stirred up authorities in Spain and the UK this week
