Arty films and books to look out for in 2020
From The Rock as an art detective to warts-and-all Warhol – the must-see films and a first reading list for art lovers
‘Sugar paste is very fine, finer than porcelain’ – the art of historical banquets
The food historian Ivan Day talks about the historical table settings he has recreated for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Dijon’s grand old museum has a new look – and it really cuts the mustard
After a decade-long renovation, the palatial Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon can now show its masterpieces to even greater advantage
A filched finch that never really takes flight – The Goldfinch, reviewed
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel is visually enticing but unwieldy
Frieze week highlights: the Goya of Aberdeenshire and Cézanne in one piece
An exhibition of works by James Pryde and a display of new research on Cézanne are among the shows not to miss during Frieze Week
Luxury in exile – at Napoleon’s country villa on Elba
The Mediterranean island still bears the mark of its most famous one-time resident
Matchstick men at the pictures – Mrs Lowry and Son, reviewed
Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave co-star as the artist and his mother in this claustrophobic portrait of domestic dysfunction
A history of Bruges in 20,000 objects
The gothic heart of Bruges now beats a little faster at the renovated Gruuthusemuseum
A new home for South Asian art in Dubai
The Ishara Art Foundation opened its doors last month with a show exploring boundaries and belonging
Julian Schnabel makes us see through Van Gogh’s eyes – At Eternity’s Gate reviewed
The film tries to imagine what being the painter was like – the results are as stressful, and appealing, as you might expect
‘People have to be reminded that the Bauhaus started here’ – inside the new Bauhaus Museum in Weimar
The city is taking pains to address all aspects – both good and bad – of the legendary design school’s history
What not to miss at this year’s Salon du Dessin
A bucolic Dutch scene and a paper cut-out poppy are among the highlights of the fair in Paris
The best preserved Roman ruins in France now have a museum to match
The new Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes makes the most of the city’s classical past
Arty films and books to watch out for in 2019
From a Van Gogh biopic to a novel about Lee Miller, the books and films with an art-historical twist coming up in the next few months
Highlights from London Art Week’s winter edition
The exhibitions and events not to miss in Mayfair and St James’s this year
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