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Bantry House sale postponed
It was once nicknamed ‘The Wallace Collection of Ireland’: are efforts being made to save what remains of Bantry’s historic collection?
Art and protest in Latin America
Two exhibitions in Buenos Aires this summer explored how Latin American artists have responded to the region’s social and economic upheavals
The Classics Cabal
Forget PPE…Classics is the humanities subject that rules. Is the subject’s future brighter than people tend to think?
More than just copies: Brussels’ Plaster Cast Workshop
Can a copy ever be more authentic, and more informative, than an original work of art?
The Week’s Muse: 20 September
Fountains, house museums and computer connoisseurs: a round-up of recent comment from the Muse Room
Can artificial intelligence really identify artistic influence?
Scientists have developed an algorithm that identifies visual affinities between paintings. Are we all out of a job?
‘Houses as Museums…Museums as Houses’
What is it that separates a house from a museum, and do we like those separations?
Ten house museums to visit this year
A few of the best house museums around, from Sir John Soane’s Museum in London to the Frick Collection in NYC
Forum: Would independence for Scotland compromise its museums and galleries?
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September. What would a ‘Yes’ vote mean for the country’s museums and…
The Met’s new pavement
If you had $65 million to blow on your local museum, how would you spend it?
The Week’s Muse: 13 September
Alternative art schools; the Biennale des Antiquaires; the enduring appeal of the Warburg Institute; and Stephen Shore on Instagram
Art, or Play? Breaker’s Yard at Sutton House
Daniel Lobb’s installation for children is a nice idea, but what’s it actually for? And can you eat it?
Ryan Gander’s plans for an art school in Suffolk
The artist outlines his plans for a new art independent art school in his hometown of Saxmundham, Suffolk
Creative schools: the artists taking art education into their own hands
Fees and funding cuts are taking their toll in the UK, but artists are a resourceful lot…
Post-Surveillance: Suzanne Treister’s riposte to ‘Post-Internet’ art
Drones, video games and the NSA…
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in Paris
Paris is getting back into gear after the August exodus. What’s coming up in the city’s art calendar?
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in Los Angeles
What’s next for the Los Angeles art world? A look ahead at some of the gallery openings and relocations coming up this autumn
Autumn Highlights: what to watch out for in London
The art world’s awake again after August’s sunny stasis. Which events stand out in London’s busy blockbuster season?
The Week’s Muse: 30 August
The problem with posthumous art; a bitter exit for France’s Culture Minister; and why you should plant a poppy at the Tower of London this autumn
Among the poppies: volunteering at the Tower of London’s war memorial
Paul Cummins’ red field of poppies has been planted by volunteers, and is still growing
Wolsey’s Angels: the V&A seeks to acquire four important Renaissance sculptures
Cardinal Wolsey commissioned them, Henry VIII seized them, and now the V&A wants to preserve them
What are we to make of posthumous art?
An exhibition of Garry Winogrand’s photography at the Metropolitan Museum includes many posthumous prints. Do they have a place there?
The Week’s Muse: 23 August
Bob and Roberta Smith stands up for art in schools; Alfredo Jaar interrupts the adverts in Times Square; and the utopian appeal of geometric art
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The Week’s Muse: 27 September
National treasures up for sale; art and protest in Latin America; plaster casts and the Classics Cabal