A proposed law will prevent journalists and the public from photographing the police – and follows widely publicised acts of police brutality, writes Valeria Costa-Kostritsky
When Marie Antoinette had a theatre built at Versailles, her play-acting took to a stage of its own – and now this splendid interior has been meticulously restored
There’s a healthy tradition of art to challenge vaccine sceptics – from satirical cartoons to contemporary sculptures
The panel from one of the American painter’s great narrative series is the second to have shown up by chance in quick succession
European paintings still occupy prime real estate on Fifth Avenue – but a redisplay offers fresh insight into the Met’s hallowed holdings
Plans to sink a dual carriageway beneath Stonehenge have been heavily criticised – but the tunnel will improve our experience of the site, writes Timothy Darvill
The artist talks about how the history of modern India has shaped her life and her desire to reach a wide audience
The conceptual artist talks about his interest in unusual materials – and in what it means to ‘run’
• The world of Noël Coward
• Has the UK government abandoned the arts?
• An interview with Gillian Wearing
• Francis Bacon’s obsession with beasts
Plus: the tent-tomb of Richard Burton, the pros and cons of colourising old photographs, Louis Kahn’s concrete castles, the Royal Collection’s most attentive royal curator, and the Uffizi’s new cooking show
Videos of top Italian chefs chewing over the Uffizi’s collection have a delightfully homemade flavour
Richard and Isabel Burton are buried in a quiet churchyard in south London – but their remarkable tomb is a fitting monument to these insatiable travellers
Videos have become relics of a bygone era – but they are attracting a new following, glitches and all
Plus: Swiss museums reopen next week, while UK museums must wait until May | Experts confirm message on The Scream is by Munch | and National Gallery in London and Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin update Hugh Lane bequest deal
With the sitcom set to return to our screens, Rakewell wonders if its pompous protagonist will know more about art than he used to
Former arts minister Ed Vaizey and leading culture writer Charlotte Higgins on whether the government should be doing more for the hard-hit arts sector
Daft Punk weren’t always robots – but it’s how they’ll be remembered
A memoir as raw and unfiltered as the photographs that made Bailey’s name at Vogue, this curious book offers up some brilliant anecdotes but ultimately lacks focus
Jacques Le Moyne’s intricate depictions of flowers and herbs were a pioneering contribution to the field of botanical illustration
The invention of the modern bicycle in 1885 led to a whirl of enthusiasm for racing these new machines – and artists were swept up in the craze
The pioneering advocate for women’s rights has inspired many attempts to catch her likeness and spirit – but what can these portraits tell us about her legacy?
A virtual display of palimpsests at Cambridge University Library reveals how scholars have sought to recover erased texts
The palatial resting place of Rome’s first emperor finally opens its doors to visitors
Explore the fantastical world of the avant-garde sculptor, who sought to imagine ‘a new kind of life’
The Prado hosts the first survey dedicated to this 16th-century painter of saints and tax collectors
Remembering Christopher Monkhouse (1947–2021), a renowned curator for whom collecting was a way of life
Christopher Monkhouse transformed the decorative arts holdings at major museums in Providence, Minneapolis and Chicago, and built his own remarkable collections of books and drawings – and friends