A 16-metre-long Chinese scroll and some Surrealist masterpieces are among this month’s top acquisitions
Artists have often been inspired by gardens – and some have created outdoor masterpieces of their own
The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century sculptor have long perplexed critics
Leading figures pick objects from Dutch collections that should be seen by every schoolchild in the Netherlands
Lawrence Lek and Kode9 explore sound, architecture and the changing city in their installation at arebyte gallery
This summer the Wallace Collection turns the spotlight on its enigmatic namesake
Nobody wants to take a coffee table book to the beach, so here’s some fiction about art – picked by Apollo’s editors
Leading figures pick objects from UK collections that should be seen by every child in the country
The second Yinchuan Biennale is part of an official drive to open up the city to international visitors
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum explores the inventive language of the 17th-century auricular style
A major giveaway from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and a Queen Victoria bust are among this month’s top acquisitions
The first exhibition devoted to the Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier has been a 25-year-long labour of love for its curator
The new museum at Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey is a welcome addition, but it can't explain everything
The Centraal Museum is raising its profile with a show devoted to the Utrecht Caravaggisti – but it remains firmly grounded in the city
Geneva’s museums are using the centenary of the artist’s death as an opportunity to rethink how they display their collections
The critic, who has died at the age of 92, will be remembered as someone who wanted to be in the thick of it
This year’s Kyiv Art Week celebrated a creative renaissance in the Ukrainian capital, but difficult questions about the city’s architectural heritage remain
Michael Eden’s brightly coloured creations offer a modern update on the manor’s historic collection
Two Attic vases once owned by Lucien Bonaparte enter the Louvre, while the Getty acquires its first Rodin bronze
The designer’s interpretations of Chinese decorative art can now be found in the V&A
The arts in Qajar Iran acknowledged previous traditions while reflecting a rapidly changing world
It’s never too early to begin preserving time-based media art
Rodin’s relationship with the Parthenon sculptures – and classical art in general – was far from straightforward
Throne chairs have acted as seats of power for centuries – but their form and meaning has evolved
