Apollo – The International Art Magazine

Why thefts at the British Museum are nothing new

Why thefts at the British Museum are nothing new

The royal collection that is one of Vienna’s crowning glories

The royal collection that is one of Vienna’s crowning glories

When art becomes an act of last resort

When art becomes an act of last resort

A love letter to ‘The Jolly Postman’

A love letter to ‘The Jolly Postman’

Was Henri Rousseau a sophisticate all along?

Was Henri Rousseau a sophisticate all along?

The Tate time-travels to the 1990s

The Tate time-travels to the 1990s

The history of art, according to Hollywood

The history of art, according to Hollywood

From Charlton Heston writhing on a scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to Kirk Douglas’s dead ringer for Van Gogh, films about painters were prestige studio fare

2 March 2026

How Vanbrugh built a classical folly in a Tudor church

How Vanbrugh built a classical folly in a Tudor church

Charles Saumarez Smith

2 March 2026

In search of Ghana’s looted Asante gold

In search of Ghana’s looted Asante gold

2 March 2026

Cooking with Constantin Brâncuși

Cooking with Constantin Brâncuși

2 March 2026

A Torah crown with bells on

A Torah crown with bells on

Apollo

2 March 2026

Why thefts at the British Museum are nothing new

Why thefts at the British Museum are nothing new

Two unrelated cases in the 1990s show how hard it was to recover stolen artefacts – and even to know that they had gone missing in the first place

Barnaby Phillips

2 March 2026

TEFAF and beyond

What to see at TEFAF Maastricht 2026

2 MARCH 2026

What to see at TEFAF Maastricht 2026

Beyond TEFAF: the shows to see in and around Maastricht this month

1 MARCH 2026

Beyond TEFAF: the shows to see in and around Maastricht this month

Buccellati looks back to the Renaissance

2 MARCH 2026

Buccellati looks back to the Renaissance

Ovid's transformational effect on art

1 MARCH 2026

Ovid’s transformational effect on art

The flourishing of the Flemish baroque

1 MARCH 2026

The flourishing of the Flemish baroque

Flood warning: the risks of the great wealth transfer

2 MARCH 2026

Flood warning: the risks of the great wealth transfer

Michael Armitage’s raw material

Michael Armitage’s raw material

From migrant journeys to gay rights in Kenya, the painter packs the vitality and violence of the world into his work

2 March 2026

The Quaker who painted what he preached

The Quaker who painted what he preached

2 March 2026

When Nordic classicism made a splash

When Nordic classicism made a splash

2 March 2026

Salon du Dessin gets the party started

Salon du Dessin gets the party started

Michael Delgado

2 March 2026

The art of storytelling, from Lorenzetti to Lichtenstein

The art of storytelling, from Lorenzetti to Lichtenstein

2 March 2026

Salvador Dalí’s grape expectations

Salvador Dalí’s grape expectations

For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity

Christina Makris

2 March 2026

In the studio with...

In the studio with...

Jonathan Wateridge

Jonathan Wateridge

In his Norfolk studio, the artist enjoys a refreshing sense of solitude after years spent in the close confines of London

Apollo

10 February 2026

In the studio with...

Charles Avery

Charles Avery

In his east London studio, the Scottish artist blocks out the neighbourhood chaos with noise-cancelling headphones and tennis commentary

Apollo

3 October 2025

In the studio with...

Sarah Dwyer

Sarah Dwyer

The Irish artist is inspired by Philip Guston’s drawings in her London studio, which looks on to a rugby pitch and might be haunted by the ghost of Charlie Chaplin

Apollo

22 December 2025

In the studio with...

Aubrey Levinthal

Aubrey Levinthal

The painter from Philadelphia still lives in the city, where she works in a converted high school, on an easel that belonged to an artist she grew up admiring

Apollo

24 June 2025

March 2026 magazine cover

The ruff magic of Anthony van Dyck | an interview with Michael Armitage | the princely art of Liechtenstein | saving cultural heritage in wartime | what to see at TEFAF and beyond

Plus: cooking with Constantin Brâncuși, why thefts at the British Museum are nothing new, a magnificent 200-year-old Torah crown, and highlights from TEFAF and beyond; and in reviews, Ovid’s transformation effect on art, Gainsborough at the Frick, and what Hollywood can teach us about art history, and more

News

Christophe Leribault appointed director of Louvre after Laurence des Cars resigns

25 FEBRUARY 2026

Christophe Leribault appointed director of Louvre after Laurence des Cars resigns

Henrike Naumann, artist representing Germany at Venice Biennale, dies at 41

20 FEBRUARY 2026

Henrike Naumann, artist representing Germany at Venice Biennale, dies at 41

National Gallery to cut staff to address £8.2m deficit

15 FEBRUARY 2026

National Gallery to cut staff to address £8.2m deficit

Repairing Houses of Parliament could cost £40bn if MPs don’t move out

7 FEBRUARY 2026

Repairing Houses of Parliament could cost £40bn if MPs don’t move out

Swiss commission for Nazi-looted art finally comes into being

30 JANUARY 2026

Swiss commission for Nazi-looted art finally comes into being

UK government gives £1.5bn to culture sector

23 JANUARY 2026

UK government gives £1.5bn to culture sector

The sculptor who brought modernism to the edge of Richmond Park

The sculptor who brought modernism to the edge of Richmond Park

Dorich House, the home and studio of the sculptor Dora Gordine, is a reminder of when Britain played host to the avant-garde

2 March 2026

Hawaii’s cultural marvels are in fine feather at the British Museum

Hawaii’s cultural marvels are in fine feather at the British Museum

Nicholas Thomas

2 March 2026

Catherine Opie’s powerful portraits of innocence

Catherine Opie’s powerful portraits of innocence

2 March 2026

The royal collection that is one of Vienna’s crowning glories

The royal collection that is one of Vienna’s crowning glories

Michael Delgado

2 March 2026

The ruff magic of Anthony van Dyck

The ruff magic of Anthony van Dyck

2 March 2026

The Tate time-travels to the 1990s

The Tate time-travels to the 1990s

Nostalgia was all the rage at the opening of Tate Modern’s Tracey Emin show this week, with appearances from Bianca Jagger and David Furnish

27 February 2026

Rakewell

27 February 2026

The Tate time-travels to the 1990s

22 February 2026

Tsk-tusk: a tale of two elephants

15 February 2026

The renaissance of the Olympic opening ceremony

8 February 2026

In praise of Miss Piggy, porcine superstar

30 January 2026

Margate justifies Madonna’s love

23 January 2026

Alan Carr, king of the castle

15 January 2026

Ariana Grande, queen of musical impressions

Rakewell

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