Hailed as a landmark moment in the Franco-British relationship, the loan of the medieval masterpiece is just the latest in a long history of politically significant exhibitions
A long-lost portrait by Guido Reni for the Städel and a bumper crop of art for the Tate are among the most important works acquired by museums in the last month
Built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, this historic round church in the city’s legal district is no stranger to mallet and chisel. But what does it look like to restore this gothic monument in the 21st century?
From London to the Low Countries, museums across Europe are putting Old Masters in the spotlight this month
From Franz West’s tongue-in-cheek sculptures in Vienna to a new film by Nan Goldin in London, here’s our list of must-see museum shows in November
Be it Chinese woodblock prints in Cleveland or Korean ceramics in Paris, here are four eye-catching shows of Asian art
This New York haven for bibiliophiles was founded in 1884 but has exciting plans for staying relevant in the 21st century
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics is full of feats of clay from master ceramicists across the ages
Guy Savoy is the first chef ever to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France. A meal at his restaurant in Paris proves why he deserves this unprecedented honour
Wine connects so many aspects of culture and, like artists, its makers need committed patrons
Dany Chan of the Walters Art Museum explains why kingfisher feathers were among the most prized decorative items at the imperial court
The 30,000 images the photographer left to the London Museum are an extraordinary record of the city. And as the museum’s new site opens this month, Grant’s work has a new focus
A museum that started life in the 19th century as a railway station has provided a platform for cutting-edge art for 30 years – and it’s on track for a first-class future
The painter’s quiet depiction of a dead robin is full of pathos and mystery
University College London holds the largest collection of works by the sculptor John Flaxman. His plaster models for funerary monuments and drawings show why, 200 years after the artist’s death, his reputation is due a revival
A wintry sporting scene acquired jointly by the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis and a rediscovered Velázquez portrait for the Getty are among this month’s highlights
The financial institution has turned its former HQ on the northern Spanish coast into a sprawling exhibition space for a collection that’s full of surprises
The Soho restaurant, which shares a building with Literary Review, has – pleasingly – refused to change with the times
The artist’s bold work arrived with a bang, but the American Pop artist was also responding to earlier revolutions
Jacques Garcia was a boy when he caught a glimpse of the chateau of his dreams in Normandy. Having bought it years later, the interior designer has spent the last three decades making it fit for an Ancien Régime king
Cultural heritage has long suffered neglect in a country battered by violence and deprivation. Since the Taliban took over, things have got even more complicated
The Swedish fashion house looks to a sunken 17th-century flagship for its Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear collection – with surprisingly buoyant results
From Mary Cassatt in Paris to Sienese bronzes at the Frick, here’s our list of must-see museum shows in October
What to see in Regent’s Park as the art world descends on London this month
