Many would-be museum visitors trying digital tours for the first time have found that the experience can be very mixed
The museum’s director talks about how the institution can best serve its audience in challenging times
The various ways in which the ancient Romans depicted figures from the afterlife tell us much about contemporary preoccupations
We’re all flâneurs now. So what would help us get even more out of walking through our local areas?
Art museums that consider themselves places of reflection should be thinking harder about what they are for and what needs to change
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide – so why are the UK’s flagship museums so slow on the uptake?
Lee Miller's last great reinvention is also her least well known – as an accomplished and authoritative cook at her East Sussex farmhouse
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
Museum MORE has done a great deal to invigorate a genre once seen as hopelessly old-fashioned
Transporting yourself to house museums is a consolation during lockdown – but they face a precarious future
The 12th-century castle and surrounding town, located some 250 miles from London, have long attracted visually attentive visitors
A tribute to the American artist, whose haunting canvases ushered in a new wave of expressionism in painting
Blake Gopnik’s new biography sets out to solve the puzzle of a man who saw his life as an extension of his art
The museum, which boasts one of the leading encyclopaedic collections in the US, has reopened – months ahead of unveiling a major expansion
This important survey clearly shows how deeply modern art in the US was indebted to the Mexican muralists
Could a Pythonesque computer game set a good example for galleries trying to attract virtual visitors?
From online exhibitions on past epidemics to new collecting projects, these institutions bear witness to the unfolding of history
This groundbreaking exhibition charts the flourishing of the medium in the Veneto – from Donatello to lesser-known masters
The online platform is inviting anyone, anywhere, to create their own digital exhibitions
F.T. Marinetti regarded macaroni-lovers as yesterday’s men. But are any of his radical recipes worth sampling?
Some artists, such as Ilya Kabakov and Caroline Walker, are finding solace in their work – when not distracted by fears about the post-pandemic future
The hit novel-turned-TV show is a love story, but it’s also a portrait of a young man becoming an artist
The painting at Royal Holloway presents a more reflective side of the tireless campaigner
A new biography by Robert Storr offers a comprehensive yet personal account of the artist’s complex career
