Québec’s latest project could transform the city’s cultural scene
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ)’s new pavilion is an ambitious project that unites city, park and museum
‘Taste the essence’ of Indian painting
A new book promises to open up the world of Indian art to a wide new audience
From Turkey to China, the legacy of the Seljuq empire should be better known
There are many treasures in the Met’s new exhibition, but the most poignant are the metalwork pieces from Mosul, given the turmoil in the region today
SFMOMA reopens at the heart of San Francisco’s booming art scene
With 3,000 new works, a major extension, and an ingenious way of working with collectors, SFMOMA is becoming a modern art museum to rival all others
Howard Hodgkin’s paintings get better and better
How strange that this great British painter claims to ‘hate painting’ when he is so good at it
Spotlight on Seattle, where Asian and Western art collide
The Association for Asian Studies chose Seattle for its annual conference this year, and with good reason
The Met Breuer’s biggest strength is its ability to make you think
Two fresh and distinct inaugural exhibitions could set a new blueprint for the museum
New York’s annual celebration of Asian art is underway
Asia Week New York should be considered the TEFAF Maastricht of Asian art
An Indian Winter in Philadelphia
The PMA’s Indian art galleries may be closed for renovation, but a trio of temporary exhibitions is filling the gap
12 Days: Highlights of 2016
Louise Nicholson predicts that 2016 will be the year of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Inside the Mind of the Collector: Asian Art in London Gets Psychological
Desire, jealousy, anxiety, fear, fulfilment…it’s not easy being a collector
The Metropolitan Museum wants to transform our view of Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom show ‘upends the view that Egyptian art is all the same’
The Old Nouveaux Riches: Dutch Golden Age Paintings in Boston
An exhibition of Dutch Golden Age paintings presents a newly wealthy society on the make
Archibald Motley’s pictures at the Whitney Museum are a revelation
Motley is the latest US modernist to be ‘rediscovered’ recently
A Prado on the Prairie: ‘Treasures from the House of Alba’ in Dallas
There’s something for everyone in this spectacular show
Autumn Art Highlights: Washington DC
Five unmissable exhibitions coming up in Washington DC this autumn
Autumn Art Highlights: New York
There’s no shortage of things to see…but these are likely to be the season’s standout shows
From Paris to Philadelphia: how US collectors supported the Impressionists
The Impressionists struggled in Paris, so why did they find such a receptive audience across the Atlantic?
Same pictures, different story: Impressionism arrives in Philadelphia
This is the best version yet of an impressive exhibition
Flora & Frida: the New York Botanical Garden celebrates Frida Kahlo
She was a colourful character…
Big Apple Blossoms: Spring Masters New York
The small but beautifully formed fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory for its second edition
Michelle Obama’s challenge to museums
The First Lady called on US museums to widen access at the Whitney’s ribbon-cutting ceremony
The cosmopolitan culture of Deccan India comes to New York
The Met’s exhibition looks set to put Deccani art back on the map
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The Art Institute of Chicago acquires superb Sebastiano del Piombo painting
The new acquisition, arranged with Colnaghi, testifies to just how productive the nurturing of museum-dealer relationships can be