Acquisitions of the month: February 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a late medieval altarpiece panel, to 62 works of art by contemporary African American artists
Ten art events to get to in March
This month’s exhibition highlights include a major Rodin centenary exhibition and the National Gallery’s pairing of Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘America’s National Gallery of Art’ by Philip Kopper
Acquisitions of the month: January 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a Czech Surrealist masterpiece, to a collection of 800 rare Japanese prints
Nine art events to get to in February
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time’ by Susan Grace Galassi
The Apollo podcast: Idris Khan
Thomas Marks talks to artist Idris Khan as the largest exhibition of his works to date goes on display at the New Art Gallery in Walsall
Are artists’ estates too protective of artists’ reputations?
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist’s life and work?
Why scan a crocodile?
The refurbished Egyptian galleries at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities have thrown up a few surprises – including 50 mummified baby crocodiles
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Wilhelmina Geddes: Life and Work’ by Nicola Gordon Bowe
Eight art events to get to this month
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss in January
Acquisitions of the month: December 2016
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a rare ancient carved gem, to William Orpen’s beautifully illustrated hand-written letters
Book competition
Your chance to win a copy of the Metropolitan Museum’s ‘Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven’
Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller (1930–2016)
Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, the leading tribal art collector and international museum patron, has died at the age of 86
10 things we didn’t expect in 2016
It’s been a memorable year in the art world for all sorts of reasons…
Ten major art anniversaries to look out for in 2017
It’s been 100 years since the deaths of Rodin and Degas; 500 years since Martin Luther’s 95 Theses; and 2,000 years since the death of Ovid…
Does Brussels need the Pompidou?
The idea to bring the Pompidou to Brussels has been met with scepticism: will it just be a tourist attraction or will it enhance the city’s cultural scene?
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts’ by Christopher de Hamel, published by Allen Lane (£30)
Acquisitions of the month: November 2016
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a large group of Cuban art in Miami, to G. F. Watts’ celebrated portrait of Violet Lindsay
Book competition
Your chance to win Apollo’s Book of the Year 2016, ‘The Print Before Photography: An introduction to European printmaking 1550–1820’ by Antony Griffiths
Is the destruction of cultural property a war crime?
The first prosecution for destroying cultural heritage at the ICC has led some critics to ask if war crimes against people should come first
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Cy Twombly’s longstanding collaborator Nicola Del Roscio discusses the artist’s love of French culture and the work of the Cy Twombly Foundation
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