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Acquisitions of the month: April 2025
A view of Christ’s entombment by Maarten van Heemskerck and a Joan Mitchell triptych are among the most significant museum acquisitions of last month
The shows to see in and around New York this month
With hundreds of exhibitions and events vying for attention in the city during Frieze and TEFAF, Apollo’s editors pick out the shows not to miss
The National Gallery’s great reveal
The National Gallery’s great revealThe plan to redesign the Sainsbury Wing for the museum’s bicentenary soon morphed into a comprehensive rehang. How well does it succeed?
The Sussex cottage where Virginia Woolf had a room of her own
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
Salzburg, a city alive with the Sound of Music
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
Glamping at the Vatican – a Renaissance guide to surviving the conclave
Cloistered cardinals would camp in the Sistine chapel itself – the wealthiest decking out their cubicles with silver and silks
Surround-sound art finds a perfect home in Portugal
A former monastery is an apt setting for the eerie installations of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
How the Nordic food revolution reshaped our tastes
In setting out to celebrate local produce, New Nordic Cuisine has influenced eating around the world
Wining and dining with Duccio
The Old Master was hardly alone among his contemporaries in being partial to a glass – or a bottle – of red
Storm King Art Center goes for growth
The vast sculpture park in upstate New York is reopening after an ambitious expansion that is planting the seeds of its future success
‘The ghost of a figure shimmers into view’
Robert Macfarlane is fascinated by a watery bronze by British sculptor Laurence Edwards
The colossal achievements of Zurab Tsereteli (1934–2025)
The Georgian sculptor, who thrived in the Soviet Union and made his way to the heart of the Russian establishment, leaves an outsize legacy
The curious career of Jan van Kessel
In his teeming depiction of animals going in two by two, Jan van Kessel put an inventive spin on an original by his grandfather, Jan Brueghel the Elder
Acquisitions of the month: March 2025
A deathly still life by Maria van Oosterwijck and a huge trove of artefacts from Roman Britain are among this month’s highlights
The duchess who scandalised Spain
The Liria Palace in Madrid is paying tribute to its late, great owner in the form of installations by Joana Vasconcelos
A new dawn for the art of South African wine labels
The Hazendal Wine Estate has begun inviting artists to design the labels for a new series of sparkling wines – and the results fizz with creativity
The sensational designs of Alphonse Mucha
In his posters and illustrations the art nouveau artist fused Slavic motifs with Japanese influences to create a style that was truly cutting-edge
The very smart cars of Ettore Bugatti
With its sensuous design and sleek fittings, the Bugatti 57C Vanvooren – like many of the manufacturer’s models – has become a style icon
The Frick Collection makes a triumphant return to Fifth Avenue
The beloved New York museum is reopening its doors after a four-year refurbishment – and there’s more to delight the public than ever before
On the eggcentricities of Hitchcock and Dalí
The Psycho director may have hated them, but for those who aren’t as easily shell-shocked, eggs can crack open a whole new world
What Wellington bought after Waterloo
An exhibition of the Dutch paintings the 1st Duke of Wellington purchased in Paris reveals another aspect of an extraordinary life
Design takes a front seat again in Milan
Milan Design Week is, at its best, a comforting reminder of how good design can transform our lives
The fashion house with a bias for the surreal and fantastic in craft
An exhibition in Tokyo celebrating the artists and artisans Loewe has worked with over the decades is tailor-made for craft lovers
‘The vitality and sheer weirdness is thrilling’ – at the Museum of Cycladic Art
An exhibition of ancient art spanning centuries and islands isn’t afraid to let the objects speak for themselves
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