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Rats’ nests and recusant history at Oxburgh Hall
Restoration work at the Norfolk house has uncovered fascinating evidence of its past as a Catholic stronghold – in part preserved by nesting rodents
‘It is hard not to smile on first stepping inside the Box’ – at Plymouth’s new museum
It might not work from the outside, but inside Plymouth’s new civic museum curators have taken a fresh approach to Plymouth’s wide-ranging collections
Storm in a teacup – at Kew’s pavilion restaurant
The gardens’ latest restaurant occupies the site of their first refreshment pavilion – which has a surprisingly turbulent history
Domesticated Duchamp – how photography framed a great modern collection
Photographs show that Walter and Louise Arensberg’s art-filled house in the Hollywood Hills was constantly in flux
A mystery in miniature – Isaac Oliver, the Virginia colonists and The Tempest
The subject of a well-known miniature by Isaac Oliver has long been a mystery, but could the painting’s motto offer a clue to its sitter’s identity?
Token gestures – the jewellery of long-distance love
From eye miniatures to lockets of hair, historical love tokens brought people together even when they were apart
Acquisitions of the Month: September 2020
A portrait of an 18th-century comedienne and a long-lost manuscript by Gauguin are among this month’s highlights
Stone cold masterpieces – the art of the Olmecs
Olmec artists from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico produced some of the most striking sculptures in the ancient Americas
The shows must go on – what not to miss during Frieze week this year
There are no tents going up in Regent’s Park this year, but there are still plenty of shows worth visiting. Apollo’s editors select their highlights
‘I read the beginning and end of thousands of manuscripts’
Digitising an important collection of manuscripts in the Khalidi Library in Old Jerusalem is a painstaking task
Romance and relics in Chopin’s Warsaw
Although the composer spent most of his life elsewhere, his ghost is ubiquitous in the Polish capital
A farewell to boredom – at Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara
The 14th-century pleasure palace has reopened after a two-year renovation – and its mysteries are as diverting as ever
‘The roll call of artists who donned a uniform in 1870 is remarkable’
The Franco-Prussian war led to lasting political change and left behind a rich visual record
Acquisitions of the Month: August 2020
A trove of newly discovered Hokusai drawings and a 17th-century ‘friendship book’ are among this month’s highlights
The late Robert Freeman was the Beatles’ favourite photographer – and now his entire archive has been stolen
From his portraits of Khrushchev and John Coltrane to celebrated album covers for the Beatles, Freeman’s entire archive was taken just weeks after his death
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
Sugar high – the fine art of fast food
A super-sized dollop of whipped cream now tops the Fourth Plinth – and there’s plenty more where that came from
Leap of faith – how Mark Rothko reimagined religious art for the modern age
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
Breaking the glass ceiling? Women and the world of Murano
Insular and secretive, the Murano glass industry has historically excluded women – but that may soon change
‘An amplitude of personal charm’ – Desmond Guinness (1931–2020)
Desmond Guinness fought against the odds, and often against public opinion, to save Irish Georgian houses – and the nation will be forever in his debt
The week in art news – Kariye Museum in Istanbul to be turned into a mosque
President Erdogan of Turkey today issued a decree to allow the Kariye (Chora) Museum to be used as a mosque.…
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
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