Emilie Bickerton

After his failure in politics, Henri Cernuschi succeeded in finance – and left an outstanding collection of Asian art to his adoptive city of Paris

Most Parisians treat the Arc de Triomphe as a glorified roundabout – but by climbing it they’d see the city in a new light

Walking around the city can feel like following in the footsteps of the famous photographer – but today’s empty streets are altogether more depressing

What does it mean to make cinema – and film directors in particular – the subject of museum exhibitions?

The presence of the Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc has raised the cultural profile of the small town in Brittany

The French artist is still the guiding spirit of the Collection de l’Art Brut, the museum he founded in Lausanne

Vivian Maier took thousands of photographs, but showed them to no one. Why are some artists so determined to keep their work secret?

Collector, dealer, novelist, art historian, culture minister, conservationist – André Malraux’s influence still looms large