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The mystery of the ‘Barbus Müller’ sculptures
The origin of the ‘Barbus Müller’ figures has puzzled many since these distinctive sculptures surfaced in the 1930s
Was Raphael as saintly as they say?
The ‘Prince of Painters’ has been much mythologised by art historians in the 500 years since his death
Acquisitions of the Month: July 2020
More than 300 photographs at MoMA and an Aboriginal shield in Adelaide are among this month’s highlights
‘I was storing crates in my dining room’ – on launching a gallery during lockdown
Setting a brave example wasn’t what Niru Ratnam had in mind when he forged ahead with plans to open his new business during the pandemic
Private enterprise – the individuals who are taking restitution into their own hands
While museums deliberate about returning objects that were taken from their places of origin without consent, it is easier for individuals to act
‘For more than a thousand years this area has been the burial place of the great and the good of Cairo’
A short-sighted view of what counts as cultural heritage has led to the bulldozing of family tombs in the city’s oldest burial site
Status anxiety – the battle over culture in Bolivia
The sacking of two museum directors and the axing of the ministry for culture is part of a wider struggle about who and what culture is for
Losing face – iconoclasm in ancient Rome
The importance of public statuary and portraiture for the Romans is no better demonstrated than in the way images of personae non gratae were destroyed, disfigured or re-carved
‘Her photographs appear as an eloquent reminder to passers-by of a life cut short’
Khadija Saye was among the 72 people who died in the fire at Grenfell in 2017. A series of self-portraits she made that year is currently on display near the tower
Bones of contention – what does the discovery of human remains at the Chapelle Expiatoire mean?
The discovery of remains of victims of the Terror in a chapel dedicated to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette complicates our understanding of the monument
‘Zagreb’s museums and historic sites are suffering severely’
Struck by both Covid-19 and a fierce earthquake, Croatia’s capital city and its cultural heritage need urgent help
Wheel of fortune – the life and achievements of Bernard Leach
A century after the founding of the Leach Pottery in St Ives, the ‘father of British studio pottery’ remains an influential, if contested, figure
A history of the US women’s suffrage movement in five objects
This August marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in America
At the movies, in the museum
What does it mean to make cinema – and film directors in particular – the subject of museum exhibitions?
A socially distanced stroll around the galleries
Photographs by Gordon Parks and a panoramic painting by Dale Lewis feature amid an unusually plentiful offering in London this summer
Opening season – exhibitions not to miss in the UK this summer
As museums and galleries in the UK reopen, Apollo’s editors pick out the exhibitions they’re most looking forward to visiting
Window dressing – the art of shopfronts and gallery facades
The shop window has long been a playground for artists – and looks set to be so more than ever in the months ahead
Touching distance – the fine art of keeping apart
The encounter between Mary Magdalene and the risen Christ has challenged the artists who have chosen to represent it
Acquisitions of the Month: June 2020
Five decades of drawings by Giuseppe Penone and a dazzling drunkard by Joaquin Sorolla are among this month’s highlights
The Jewish collectors who gave important early gifts to the V&A
The role of leading Anglo-Jewish figures in the development of the fledgling museum deserves to be better known
The Hagia Sophia takes centre stage in the battle over Turkey’s past
The contested building was recently, for the first time, the site of the annual celebration of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Boozing, bear-baiting and treading the boards – the history of London’s first playhouse
The remains of the Red Lion, recently unearthed in Whitechapel, show us a dress rehearsal for the great Elizabethan theatres
Best of fiends – the monsters of Léopold Chauveau
These modern monsters may look lonely, but they’re familiar figures – descendants of the Parisian beasts of Viollet-le-Duc and Charles Meryon
The destruction of Indigenous Australian sites cannot be allowed to continue
Recent mining blasts at a sacred site in Western Australia have fired up protestors
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