Katy Barrett is an art curator, cultural historian and museum blogger
Art theft is rife in the world of film. Who doesn’t love a good heist?
Now here’s a thorny discussion around art, value and vandalism...
The Queen's Gallery's two current shows throw the question of private collecting and its relationship to artistic patronage into sharp relief
How do you open a private collection up to the public? A recent symposium at the Courtauld Institute looked at the topical issue
How do we value a work of art that is defaced, incomplete or fake? Is its damaged history actually its greatest asset?
Now that so many visitors have smart phones, museums can use digital tools to encourage engagement well beyond the gallery walls
Royal Museums Greenwich's acquisition of George Stubbs' Kangaroo and Dingo paintings is the most significant in their history. What's next for the works?
What is the relationship between art and the market? And is an artist such as Banksy really better out than in?
Several displays of 18th-century art have opened recently. What's behind the current interest in this elegant era?
