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In praise of the Waddesdon Bequest

This exceptional collection goes back on display at the British Museum in June

15 May 2015

Highlights from ‘Inca: Conquests of the Andes’ in Dallas

The Inca Empire exerted extraordinary influence over Andean culture; but the region’s art was constantly changing

14 May 2015

The Very Best of the Venice Biennale

Visiting Venice? Don’t miss these shows

Dealer’s Choice: the story behind Axel Vervoordt

Boris Vervoordt on living with art and ‘leaping into the void’

10 May 2015

Muse Reviews

Yale institutions launch a Critique of Reason; a ‘fake’ in the Dulwich Picture Gallery; and a preview of Spring Masters New York

10 May 2015

Yale art institutions come together in the Critique of Reason

Enlightenment and Romantic artists had more in common than you think

8 May 2015

Made in China: the ‘fake’ Fragonard that fooled Dulwich

Doug Fishbone hid a cheap Chinese replica in the Dulwich Picture Gallery and hardly anybody noticed

5 May 2015

Acquisitions of the Month: April 2015

Pop art for Chicago; a Duchamp archive for Stockholm; and a Dreamhouse for the Dia Art Foundation

4 May 2015

London Diary: 3 May

Supersymmetry dazzles in the Vinyl Factory; Lawrence Lek empties the Royal Academy; and a horrible vision in Hammersmith

3 May 2015

What to see at the Venice Biennale

Some of the best of the national pavilions, collateral events and satellite shows across the city

2 May 2015

Michelle Obama’s challenge to museums

The First Lady called on US museums to widen access at the Whitney’s ribbon-cutting ceremony

1 May 2015

Window-shopping at the V&A

It’s hard to take luxury exhibitions very seriously

29 Apr 2015

Gallery: ‘Revolution of the Eye’ at the Jewish Museum, New York

Can television be art? Warhol, Lichtenstein and Dalí certainly thought so

29 Apr 2015

Forum: Does the restoration of Chartres Cathedral deserve praise?

Is the restoration of Chartres Cathedral a tragedy, or a worthy improvement?

27 Apr 2015

Market Preview: May 2015

Susan Moore previews New York sales in the May issue of Apollo

27 Apr 2015

Making it New: the trend for recreating exhibitions

What’s behind the current appetite for reinstalling, re-exhibiting, and restaging landmark shows?

27 Apr 2015

Muse Reviews

Inside the new Whitney; great, gaudy gothic at Strawberry Hill; how Poussin found God; Carol Bove’s optional conceptualism; Digby Warde-Aldam tours London

25 Apr 2015

King’s College London is ripping down London’s history

Those behind the plans either don’t understand what makes this a great city, or don’t care

24 Apr 2015

A new Whitney for New York

The Whitney Museum of American Art is moving downtown, and its director Adam D. Weinberg has big plans for the new building and the collection

23 Apr 2015

Horace Walpole’s gaudy gothic fantasy is revived at Strawberry Hill

The private apartments have reopened, but where is all the art?

20 Apr 2015

London Diary: 19 April

Ravilious is bonkers and brilliant in Dulwich; Space sparkles at Daniel Blau; and is ‘Woman in Gold’ so bad it’s good?

19 Apr 2015

The forward-thinking director behind Frankfurt’s museums

Max Hollein discusses the challenges and rewards of running not one, but three, institutions

17 Apr 2015

Sonia Delaunay steps out of her husband’s shadow at Tate Modern

But let’s not ignore Robert entirely…

17 Apr 2015
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Bernini in Paris: Architecture at a Crossroad

In 1665 Louis XIV asked Bernini to design a new façade for the Louvre. What would it have meant for Paris if the Sun King had commissioned him?

13 Apr 2015