‘Museums will have a strong future.’ Wim Pijbes moves on from the Rijksmuseum
We spoke to the outgoing Rijksmuseum director about the internet, Old Masters, and art by the seaside as he prepares for a new role at the Museum Voorlinden
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Your chance to win ‘Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture’ by Stijin Alsteens & Adam Eaker
Art history creeps into the XL Catlin Art Prize
Figurative art is making a comeback, if this year’s shortlist of promising early-career artists is anything to go by
François Morellet (1926–2016)
François Morellet, one of France’s most illustrious artists, has died at the age of 90
Acquisitions of the Month: April 2016
The National Portrait Gallery and Pallant House both benefit from the acceptance in lieu scheme, while LACMA gets an impressive new haul
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Your chance to win ‘Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local’ by Gülru Necipoğlu and Alina Payne (eds.)
There’s more to Leicester than football…
What else is going on in the home of the famous Foxes? Culturally, there’s a lot to see
The Art Fund’s shortlist for Museum of the Year has been announced
The nominees range from small local museums, to a 100-acre outdoor museum and one of the UK’s biggest institutions
Is London’s skyscraper boom damaging the city?
Peter Murray and Gillian Darley debate whether London’s changing skyline is leaching the city’s history
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Your chance to win ‘The Fitzwilliam Museum: A History’, by Lucilla Burn
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Your chance to win ‘Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art’, published to accompany the current exhibition at the National Gallery, London
Acquisitions of the Month: March 2016
Bonnie Prince Charlie makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh, while the NGA add hundreds of works to its huge collection
Is it time to reform art export in the UK?
Christopher Brown and Bendor Grosvenor debate the pros and cons of the current UK export licensing system
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Your chance to win ‘Vigée Le Brun’ by Joseph Baillio, Katharine Baetjer and Paul Lang
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Your chance to win ‘Death on the Nile: Uncovering the Afterlife of Ancient Egypt’
Acquisitions of the Month: February 2016
LACMA just acquired an entire house – and no ordinary house at that
‘This is what we can do in an encyclopaedic museum’
Sheena Wagstaff on the Met’s ambitious plans for the Breuer building
TEFAF Talk: ‘Show Your Wound’ at The Arts Club, London
From Christian icon paintings to extreme contemporary performances, images of suffering are a source of fascination to people. Why?
TEFAF Talk: Open Furniture at The Wallace Collection, London
Find out why the Wallace Collection’s historic furniture is so highly prized – while enjoying a free breakfast…
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Your chance to win ‘Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV’, by Charissa Bremer-David
‘This is the best of the Roman tradition’: A new mosaic unveiled in Israel
Archaeologist Amir Gorzalczany from the Israel Antiquities Authority tells Apollo about an exciting new discovery
Acquisitions of the Month: January 2016
Several museums have plugged gaps in their collections this month, while others have received some extraordinarily generous gifts
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