Why are a growing number of countries cashing in on animals, rather than historical figures, for the images on their currency?
As Monsieur Klein turns 50, Joseph Losey’s film about an amoral art dealer is still a masterpiece of moral unease
A Madonna and Child by Francesco Francia for Minneapolis and a collection of Delftware for the Museum Prinsenhof are among this month’s highlights
Relationships between staff and management have taken a dive at institutions from the V&A to the National Galleries of Scotland. What can museums do about it?
The ‘Madonna of Saint Sebastian’ shows the painter imbuing an old subject with new life – and recent restoration has brought his mastery of colour to the fore
As well as the bustle of Independent 20th Century, there’s plenty of great art to see just a short walk from Madison Avenue
Ahead of Independent 20th Century, Apollo picks out the New York museum shows not to miss this autumn
In the apocalyptic visions of B.J. Newton, who spent years in and out of the California penal system, we can see the abyss staring back at us
The upturned ziggurat on the corner of Madison Avenue is the work of a brilliant mind – though it wasn’t always seen that way
In a former Benedictine convent, Bernardino Luini’s fresco of the martyred saint is an unexpected source of comfort
Hull Maritime Museum has reopened after a six-year, £20m refit, and its extraordinary collection of art and artefacts of seafaring life is making waves once again
Why don’t we still eat oysters with a sense of occasion – and of style to match?
Labels designed by the artist after a road trip through vineyards in Swartland and the West Coast pair perfectly with Eben Sadie’s Old Vine series
Everyone knows that the medieval masterpiece chronicles matters of high state, culminating in the Battle of Hastings, but its borders carry a much more riddling message
For decades, a famous collection of antiquities has led a reclusive existence in Rome – but now a rolling programme of conservation and display is earning them new admirers
For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity
There’s more to coping with heatwaves than turning on the air con, especially if collections and visitors require different conditions
A domestic scene of comfort and ease by the American artist demonstrates her skill for conveying hidden depths
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to run a successful gallery, wrangle apprentices while painting a fresco or curate your own museum? These are the board games for you
One of the greatest landscape gardens in the Paris region has been painstakingly revived – and the results would make an Ancien Régime aristocrat proud
Feasting in medieval Europe was often a celebration of plenty, but it could just as easily be linked to damnation
Among this month’s highlights are a trove of Wiener Werkstätte postcards for the Neue Galerie and the National Gallery’s first Angelica Kauffman painting
The Australian artist’s studio has reopened with an exhibition of works made on his return home after a decade spent abroad
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller’s landscapes seem idealised but their quietly radical nature put him at odds with the art establishment of his day
