Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2015: Shortlist
Six museums are in the running for this year’s £100,000 prize. Which would you choose?
Acquisitions of the Month: June 2015
A good month for women artists: works by Louise Bourgeois, Elizabeth Remington, and Anna Vallayer-Coster are acquired for major museums
Gallery: The Apollo Party
Apollo celebrated its 90th birthday last night, with a party in London attended by leading figures from the art world
Muse Reviews
The fashion for copies at the Prada Foundation; Ravilious at the Dulwich Picture Gallery; and interview with Shirin Neshat, and more
Winning Guggenheim Helsinki design revealed
The jury praised the winning proposal as ‘deeply respectful of the site’. Do you agree?
Charles Correa: 1930–2015
His idealism and sense of public service made him an unusual figure
Muse Reviews
How did artists respond to Waterloo? Does Finland have too many artists? How does performance fit into a museum collection?
Book Competition
Your chance to win ‘Samuel Palmer: Shadows on the Wall’, by William Vaughan
10 celebrities who claim to be artists
Meet the musicians, actors and politicians who dabble in the arts
Major fire at the Basilique Saint-Donatien in Nantes
Video from the scene suggests serious damage to the building
Muse Reviews
Frida Kahlo in the garden; highlights from Art Basel; sculpture in Oslo; and Dan Holdsworth’s dizzying photographs
Haunting photographs of Palmyra go on display at the Smithsonian
A rare funerary bust is accompanied by 19th-century photographs from the site
Art in the Garden: Four great ways to enjoy art outdoors in the USA
Soak up some sun and some culture at the same time
Muse Reviews
In search of sculptures on London’s latest art trail; James Turrell heads for Norfolk; transforming Met and the V&A with film
Book Competition
Your chance to win ‘Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action’
The Magnificent 20: these Italian museums have been granted financial autonomy
These 20 Italian museums will appoint new directors this year and will be granted financial autonomy, as part of the…
Forum: Does London need the Smithsonian?
Edwin Heathcote and Neale Coleman discuss the Smithsonian’s plans to open an outpost in the ‘Olympicopolis’
Acquisitions of the Month: May 2015
Barbra Streisand donates to LACMA; the Met and the NGA pay homage to Aaron Douglas; SNPG celebrates the Scottish Colourist F. C. B. Cadell
Muse Reviews
Grayson Perry takes the stage at Turner Contemporary; the Latona Fountain flashes into life at Versailles; and we take a sneak peek at some treasures of ‘Gold and Ivory’
Highlights from ‘Gold and Ivory’ at Louvre-Lens
Beautiful example of medieval painting, sculpture and decorative arts on show at the Louvre-Lens Museum
Muse Reviews
Homages to plaster casts and Portland stone; Chris Burden’s wonderful final work; plus, ‘has David Hockney been at the ketamine?’
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Your chance to win ‘Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting’, by Catherine Lampert
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