News, comment and opinion from this week’s Muse Room: arts and crafts, ivory, twitter, public art, hidden stores and a $20 million stamp
Most museums are like icebergs, the vast bulk of their collections are hidden. Does it have to be that way?
What makes a good work of public art? The success of Bill Viola's 'Martyrs' suggests that a sense of sincerity and tradition can win people round to contemporary formats
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive
How can museums make the most of a tool like Twitter? @SignorKentino has some tips
In Apollo's June issue, Martin Levy discusses the impact of the proposed US ivory ban on the cultural sector
A response to the Jewish Museum shooting; Marina Abramović in trouble over nothing; connoisseurship now; Outsider Art; and Matisse at the cinema
Does David Bailey know any women artists? His selection of artists' portraits in his latest exhibition suggests not
Paintings by Van Gogh, Degas and Seurat are among the 62 modern works bequeathed by Paul Mellon, to enter the NGA collection recently
Outsider Art is gaining prominence in the UK, but it’s been a slow awakening: we're still catching up with Europe and the USA
The news of the shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month was sickening, but Jewish institutions must stay open
Should museums try to preserve traditional notions of 'good' taste, or encourage new ways of thinking about art and culture?
Has the time come for a revival of connoisseurship?
Marina Abramović intends to do nothing at the Serpentine Galleries this summer. But nothing has been done before...
This week's news and comment from the Muse Room: Michael Schmidt, the Glasgow School of Art, auction highlights, and troublesome renovations
A new installation mythologises Van Gogh's old apartment in London: but such properties are often disappointing
A round-up of news and comment from the Muse Room.
Should a museum, purportedly in order to save its head, sell off the jewel in its crown?
But authenticity is hardly Hirst's own strong point
Does art history have an image problem? A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room.
Museums enrich communities around the world; why not take a day to celebrate that fact?
The BBC intends to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal TV programme 'Civilisation'. Who should present it?
'Birth of a Museum' celebrates new acquisitions for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but will it win round a critical public?
There's not a single museum director on The Guardian's latest list
Open the stores: conservation, collections and the museum of the future
Most museums are like icebergs, the vast bulk of their collections are hidden. Does it have to be that way?
The soft approach to public art
What makes a good work of public art? The success of Bill Viola's 'Martyrs' suggests that a sense of sincerity and tradition can win people round to contemporary formats
Postage paid: Sotheby’s stamp estimated at $10–20million
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive
Are you following? The Old Masters take to Twitter
How can museums make the most of a tool like Twitter? @SignorKentino has some tips
Forum: Is the US ivory ban counter-productive?
In Apollo's June issue, Martin Levy discusses the impact of the proposed US ivory ban on the cultural sector
The Week’s Muse: 7 June
A response to the Jewish Museum shooting; Marina Abramović in trouble over nothing; connoisseurship now; Outsider Art; and Matisse at the cinema
Stars in whose eyes? The lack of women artists in Bailey’s Stardust
Does David Bailey know any women artists? His selection of artists' portraits in his latest exhibition suggests not
Paul Mellon’s final gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Paintings by Van Gogh, Degas and Seurat are among the 62 modern works bequeathed by Paul Mellon, to enter the NGA collection recently
‘Outsider Art’ flourishes outside the UK
Outsider Art is gaining prominence in the UK, but it’s been a slow awakening: we're still catching up with Europe and the USA
A response to the Musée Juif de Belgique shooting
The news of the shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month was sickening, but Jewish institutions must stay open
Changing Tastes: should museums try to teach ‘good’ taste?
Should museums try to preserve traditional notions of 'good' taste, or encourage new ways of thinking about art and culture?
Editor’s Letter: Connoisseurship now
Has the time come for a revival of connoisseurship?
Nothing new? The row over Marina Abramović’s new show
Marina Abramović intends to do nothing at the Serpentine Galleries this summer. But nothing has been done before...
The Week’s Muse: 31 May
This week's news and comment from the Muse Room: Michael Schmidt, the Glasgow School of Art, auction highlights, and troublesome renovations
Hollow memorials? the problem with artists’ houses
A new installation mythologises Van Gogh's old apartment in London: but such properties are often disappointing
The Week’s Muse: 24 May
A round-up of news and comment from the Muse Room.
Mind the Gap: William Holman Hunt’s ‘Isabella’ should stay in Delaware
Should a museum, purportedly in order to save its head, sell off the jewel in its crown?
Florida pastor is convicted of trying to sell fake Damien Hirst paintings
But authenticity is hardly Hirst's own strong point
The Week’s Muse: 17 May
Does art history have an image problem? A round-up of stories and comment from the Muse Room.
Why do we need an International Museum Day?
Museums enrich communities around the world; why not take a day to celebrate that fact?
Civilisation 2.0: who could replace Kenneth Clark?
The BBC intends to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal TV programme 'Civilisation'. Who should present it?
Problem child? The Louvre Abu Dhabi is previewed in Paris
'Birth of a Museum' celebrates new acquisitions for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but will it win round a critical public?
Money talks: the latest list of art’s most powerful people
There's not a single museum director on The Guardian's latest list