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
Norman Rosenthal, Rebecca Salter, Nick Goss and Sarah Turner share their views on what sets the RA apart
The RA’s Secretary and Chief Executive traces the history of the institution’s redevelopment
The Danish artist and former geologist has died at the age of 79
The luxury brand Montblanc recently launched the 27th edition of its cultural patronage awards
Chris Ofili’s notorious ‘The Holy Virgin Mary’ goes to MoMA and the Baltimore Museum of Art updates its contemporary art collection
How artists over the past century have tried to preserve, renew and reinvent the English countryside
A $20 billion project to transform Saudi Arabia’s al-Ula region has brought attention to a little-known ancient site
What Renaissance ceramics tell us about the European print culture of the time
The first Roma Biennale offered a riot of contemporary Romani art and performance
