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‘Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture’ at Pallant House is reviewed in Apollo this month. Subscribe to receive a free copy of the accompanying book

14 Sep 2013
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Apollo and the National Trust present ‘Perspectives on the English Country House’

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The headquarters of the Royal College of Physicians in Regent’s Park.

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

A proposal to sell off ‘non-medical’ books in the institution’s library takes too narrow a view of the history of medicine

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John , known as the Taddei Tondo (c. 1504–05), Michelangelo Buonarroti. Royal Academy of Arts, London.

‘Setting people against objects makes for a grim discussion’

Museums face difficult financial choices, but there has to be a better way forward than the pitting of staff against permanent collections

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The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background.

The week in art news – Smithsonian and other US museums close amid Covid surge

A surge in Covid-19 cases has led to the closure of museums in multiple states across the US. The Smithsonian…

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The week in art news – controversial road tunnel near Stonehenge gets the go-ahead

The Secretary of State for Transport has approved plans to build a road tunnel for the A303 motorway near Stonehenge.…

A view of the closed National Gallery in London in June 2020.

The week in art news – museums and galleries in England close in new lockdown

Museums and galleries in England are now closed under new national restrictions imposed to control the spread of Covid-19. These…

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The Supper at Emmaus (c. 1530), Titian.

Are the Old Masters more indispensable than ever?

Caroline Campbell and Michael Prodger consider the particular forms of escape that historic paintings can offer in uncertain times

Statue of James Joyce by Marjorie Fitzgibbon on North Earl Street, Dublin.

Literary heroes are big business in Dublin – so why won’t the city protect its Joyce heritage?

The streets may be paved with commemorative plaques, but plans to convert 15 Usher’s Island into a hostel betray the city’s misplaced priorities

Mary Wollstonecraft (detail; c. 1797), John Opie. National Portrait Gallery, London

‘That hyena in petticoats’: how artists have portrayed Mary Wollstonecraft

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?