How the wild things are
The British Library’s audio-visual tour of the animal kingdom doubles as a weird and wonderful history of natural history
The Whitworth Art Gallery’s 130-year mission to make itself useful
Founded in memory of the engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth, the museum has always supported the marriage of art and industry
Pelicans, fossils and fingered lemons – recreating the paper museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
The Wellcome sinks its teeth into the history of dentistry
A fascinating display takes us from the patron saint of toothaches to public health campaigns in the 1940s
‘There are no spectators, only participants’
Mark Dion’s playful installations at the Whitechapel Gallery turn viewers into voyeurs
The artists who gave up colour
Artists throughout the ages have painted in black and white or monochrome. What is the appeal of art without colour?
Dinosaurs, dioramas, and the strange world of natural history
Paleoart and dioramas are designed to depict prehistory and the natural world – but what they really reveal are our own hopes and fears
The golden age of propaganda
Calendars have often conveyed political messages, particularly in the reign of Louis XIV and during the French Revolution
‘This human act of paying attention’
Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat delved into the storerooms of Sheffield’s museums and discovered the joy of curating (also, a platypus)
The Gilbert Collection is one of the most exquisite collections ever given to Britain
The Gilberts wanted these astonishing treasures to be shared and enjoyed. Now, the V&A has given them the showcase they deserve
Utopian dreams: Imagining what utopia might mean today
A year-long collaborative project at Somerset House celebrates the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s famous work
How Rainham Hall, a house with a history but no original contents, has come to life
At Rainham Hall, the National Trust has risen to the challenge of animating and interpreting an 18th-century sea captain’s house
Irrelevant, boring, expensive… The book that lists everything wrong with house museums
Time for a bit of anarchy
Say it with flowers – and butterflies, ladybirds, cockroaches…
Two exhibitions in London celebrate the beautiful, subtle botanical paintings of 17th-century Holland
Triumphant new European galleries open at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The museum’s take on ‘Europe 1600–1815’ is nuanced, witty and revelatory
Touring the coast in central London: ‘One and All’ at Somerset House
A contemporary art show in the capital marks 50 years of the National Trust’s work on the coast
Museums should embrace event art’s mass appeal
James Turrell’s light show at Houghton Hall is the perfect example of how event art can be truly illuminating
Wrapped in wire at the Wellcome Collection
See everyday objects enshrined in copper wire, and contribute to Alice Anderson’s latest work yourself
The fashion for film: large-scale projections are transforming museums
Theatrics at the Met and the V&A
Review: Woman in Gold asks questions about the value of art
Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann, an émigré Austrian Jew battling to have a painting returned to her after its theft by the Nazis
Rethinking Reynolds at the Wallace Collection
Reynolds may have fallen out of fashion, but a recent conference suggests there’s more to his works than meets the eye
In praise of the Waddesdon Bequest
This exceptional collection goes back on display at the British Museum in June
Yale art institutions come together in the Critique of Reason
Enlightenment and Romantic artists had more in common than you think
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What exactly is a museum of narrative art, George Lucas?
What will the Star Wars-creator’s new museum in LA add to what the city’s collecting institutions already offer?