The project needs to follow historical examples if it is to avoid the shambles of the Millennium Experience
Brasília is a failed, sterile city. It’s time that Rio became the capital of Brazil again
English Heritage wants jousting to be recognised as an Olympic sport – but perhaps it’s a more complicated activity altogether?
Forming a corporate art collection is easy, but keeping it together is hard – and selling it is even harder.
The combination of climate change and apathy is a perfect storm for cultural sites around the world
17 buildings by Le Corbusier are now on the World Heritage list. Why has it taken so long?
Arts Council England is making significant changes to its investment processes: a round-up of the key headlines and implications for the culture sector
Is the redevelopment of Finland’s open spaces changing how local artists work?
Cambodia’s historic temples are some of the most impressive in the world, but there’s so much more hidden beneath the forest floor
The new acquisition, arranged with Colnaghi, testifies to just how productive the nurturing of museum-dealer relationships can be
Smartphones and digital cameras are new sources of evidence for investigators, but they can also aid art thieves
If anything is going to come out of this shock to the system, there are lessons to be learned
Can San Sebastián, one of this year’s European Capitals of Culture, provide some answers?
The art dealer memoir offers a rare chance to gain access into the life of even the most elusive art dealer
Anyone who witnessed Istanbul’s rise as a cosmopolitan hub over the past decade will notice the stark change that has come over it this year
Painting isn’t dead, but it has been prematurely buried in Tate Modern’s Boiler House
The Temple of Nabu at Nimrud was home to a library, whose surviving texts form a vivid picture of everyday life in ancient Assyria
There is a crisis of artists’ studio space in the city – but the artists are organising against it
Experts gathered in Berlin to share ideas, but coming up with a coordinated strategy is impossible when the situation is so volatile
The roving contemporary art biennial comes to France in 2020, but what does it mean for Marseille?
The term’s been dropped from the title of the government department in charge of culture
The award seeks to inspire a Renaissance in Islamic art, and is deliberately casting its net wide
It will take both ambition and creative thinking to lead the museum: thankfully, Bray’s record so far suggests he has plenty of both
Antiques dealers have cause for concern, but there’s also an opportunity to broaden the debate…
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Let’s hope the Great Exhibition of the North will live up to its name
The project needs to follow historical examples if it is to avoid the shambles of the Millennium Experience