What’s next for the Met?
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art enters a new era, its past decisions are still sending ripples into the present, so what does the future hold?
‘I needed a porcelain life’ – Christine Coulson treats a person like a work of art
One Woman Show is a novel about a socialite’s progress through the 20th century, told in the style of wall labels you might find at the Met
The women who keep reappearing in Rubens’s paintings
The adjective ‘Rubenesque’ was coined in the 19th century, but there’s rather more to the female figures in his paintings than acres of flesh
What does the National Portrait Gallery say about Britain today?
The museum has reopened with a new entrance and a complete rehang of the collection – but there’s no getting away from its founding purpose
Fiona Tan turns back time in Amsterdam
The artist rifles through archives and our collective imaginations to reshape what we think we know about the past
At Antwerp’s most important museum, Old Masters and modern art now share top billing
After 11 years of being closed, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp has reopened with an ingenious extension that means Old Masters and modern art now share the limelight
Former director of the Louvre under investigation for money laundering and organised fraud
Jean-Luc Martinez has been indicted in connection with the purchase of five ancient Egyptian artefacts by the Louvre Abu Dhabi
‘I found a Dorothea Lange who was new to me’ – an interview with Sam Contis
The artist Sam Contis talks about mining a rich seam in the personal archive of Dorothea Lange, and the parallels between Lange’s work and her own photography
What to look out for at London Art Week this summer
From 3 to 10 July the galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are putting on physical and digital displays to appeal to dedicated connoisseurs and casual browsers alike
Knight riders – displays of chivalry at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
The museum makes the most of its French connections in this survey of conduct across medieval Europe and the Middle East
Time and motion study – the year ahead in dance
US audiences have new treats in store from Alexei Ratmansky, while in London the Barbican and Sadler’s Wells celebrate the work of Michael Clark and Richard Alston
In a Morris Minor key – Michael Collins presents the lost world of family slides
The photographer talks to Apollo about three decades of collecting other people’s family slides
Runway successes – the appeal of fashion exhibitions in museums
Celebrations of costumes and couture are more popular than ever, but is there more to these shows than spectacle?
Moon landings and Martin Parr’s Britain – the year ahead in photography
Exhibitions of lunar photography and a major Martin Parr retrospective are among the highlights to watch out for in 2019
Sweden’s greatest museum comes into its own
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm has a world-class collection and an international outlook to match
‘It’s hard at this particular moment to be optimistic’ – Edward Burtynsky on the future of the planet
The Canadian photographer talks about ‘The Anthropocene Project’ and trying to capture the spirit of a new geological epoch
Frieze week highlights: Japanese photography and Oceanic encounters
‘Oceania’ at the Royal Academy and an exploration of post-war Japanese photography are among the shows to see at the moment
‘It is a strange little science-fiction period in the history of photography’ – Wim Wenders on his Polaroids
The film-maker discusses the unique quality of Polaroids – and why in the future no one will see the digital photographs being taken today
The Horniman Museum takes on the world
The London museum’s outstanding ethnographic collections finally have a fitting home
Early photography, ancient Egypt, and postmodern architecture
Highlights of 2018 include Victorian photographers, Egyptian influences, and models from Kinshasa
Vienna’s new window on the world
The city’s ethnographic museum has been reimagined to explain how its exceptional collections migrated to the city
Back in the USSR: an interview with Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are a formidable artistic partnership, whose work takes a piercing look at life in the Soviet Union
‘I wanted to do something I have never done before’
Nathalie Du Pasquier talks about trying something different at the Camden Arts Centre, and the difference between art and design
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