Though we rarely encounter them, the preparatory sketches and absent-minded doodling on the backs of drawings can reveal much about what an artist really had in mind
Andrew Russeth finds that Jeju Island offers everything from a teddy bear museum to masterpieces of modern Korean art
The neglect of the Garden of Tropical Agronomy points to a wider ambivalence about what to do with the city’s colonial sites
The Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, home to some of Perugino’s most important works, can now display its outstanding collection in suitably grand style
Curator Alessandra Griffo of the Uffizi tells Apollo how a remarkable pietra dura table-top would have dazzled visitors to the Medici court
Fresh connections between contemporary art and Old Masters come to the fore in this 400-year-old palace, which has been transformed into a museum and home
The distinctive saucer-shaped glass may have fallen out of fashion, but the story of its invention remains as racy as ever
The first gastronomic map of France may have been created to serve the appetites of greedy Parisians, but it also opened up new ways of eating
The poet’s bejewelled lair on the banks of the Thames was his pride and joy – and its restoration shines new light into the shadowy depths of his mind
Recent initiatives are expanding on the traditional model of patronage through community engagement, cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship schemes
Two significant works by Renaissance masters to the National Gallery in London are among this month’s highlights
Long before the invention of the visitor-response survey, the writer was curious about how works of art affected their viewers
The painter’s use of gold in his works suggests a debt to earlier artists – and reveals a more antiquarian side of 15th-century Florence
As the cost of gas continues to increase across Europe, the Venetian island's glassmakers are fighting to preserve a centuries-old tradition
An outstanding collection of some 900 Japanese cloisonné enamels is among this month’s highlights
Wolf’s Cove, the model village in Gloucestershire designed by Charles Paget Wade, is proof of the architect’s commitment to creating ideal communities
Twenty-five years after it was first published, ‘The Book of Jewish Food’ remains an invaluable record of the Jewish diaspora and its manifold culinary traditions
The Gilded Age institution renowned for its Eurocentric holdings is re-evaluating its history and winning over a wider audience
Sixty years ago the Royal Academy announced the sale of a cartoon by Leonardo da Vinci to fund its activities, but did it make the right decision?
All that remains of the city’s two medieval castles is the empty shell of a single tower, now imaginatively restored by Hugh Broughton Architects
Judging where to draw the line between maintaining a safe silence and tacitly endorsing the war in Ukraine has become a pressing matter
The artist produced some of his most innovative and political works at the age of 80 by burning and torturing his canvases and also turning to textiles
Curator James Green takes a close look at a carving by Bamigboye, a sculptor who represented the beating heart of his community in the early 20th century
As museums make promises to return looted works of art, provenance is now of paramount importance in the market
