Charles Emmerson is a historian and the author of 'Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917–24' (Bodley Head)

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Chopin’s last piano, a wing piano manufactured by Ignace Pleyel & Companie, Paris (1848). Fryderyk Chopin Museum, Warsaw

Romance and relics in Chopin’s Warsaw

Although the composer spent most of his life elsewhere, his ghost is ubiquitous in the Polish capital

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The Sursock Palace in the aftermath of the 4 August blast. Photo: Gregory Buchakjian

After the blast – at the Sursock Palace and Museum in Beirut

Surveying the damage at this landmark suggests how long and difficult the road to rebuild Beirut – once again – will be

‘Protect your Eyes’ (c. 1942) designed by Manfred Reiss and G.R. Morris (left).

‘Where are the posters to inform and persuade us in a pandemic?’

Posters are a powerful tool in clear and consistent public health-messaging – so why aren’t we seeing more of them?

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The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez

The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future

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The week in art news – Baltimore Museum of Art pulls works from controversial sale

The week in art news – Marian Goodman closes London gallery

The week in art news – museums in Northern Ireland to close for four weeks

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Protected: Museums must rethink how they use their endowments – or they’ll struggle to rebuild after this crisis

The Royal College of Physicians’ plan to sell its rare books would be a serious medical error

School visits to museums are vital – so let’s hope they can restart soon