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Late medieval gold is vanishingly rare, so a metal detectorist’s discovery may be a truly spectacular find

Andrei Taraschuk wants to inundate the internet with art – and has made hundreds of bots posing as famous artists

From his sitting room in west London, the Manila-born artist created a vital space for avant-garde artists and writers

Mid-pandemic, the art critic Andrew Russeth moved from New York to Seoul. His first stop out of quarantine? A museum, of course

The renowned art dealer has died at the age of 91. In March 2014, he opened up his extraordinary private art collection to Apollo, in an interview republished in full here

In her Tarot Garden in Tuscany, the French-American artist let her imagination run riot

Thomas Herbert’s collection of ancient sculpture at Wilton House was heralded during his lifetime – but it relied on somewhat fanciful premises

Kara Walker’s fountain at Tate Modern plays a starring role in FKA Twigs’ new video – and it’s not the first artwork to have a brush with the charts

It’s nigh-on impossible to get a decent dose of culture right now – unless you’re signed up for a jab at a museum

Suspect and bona fide works rub shoulders at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne – in a display the museum presents as an opportunity for close looking

The Swiss artist reinvented history painting from a female perspective. It’s a shame a planned exhibition about her in London has been cancelled

The novelist’s Ripley thrillers explore deceit like no others – but her candid drawings tell a different story

Palazzo Poggi houses the extraordinary 18th-century creations of a school dedicated to wax modelling – invaluable tools for medical students at the time

Courtroom sketches from the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and of Émile Zola are among this month’s highlights – along with a major collection of arms and armour

In a changing political climate, conversations about colonial history – and calls for action – are taking on a new urgency

From a Netflix flick about the Sutton Hoo dig to a study of women’s self-portraits – the must-see movies and a first reading list for art lovers

The actor did more than anyone to revive Shakespeare’s reputation in the 18th century – and a plethora of curious wooden relics also played their part

Plans for exhibitions and events may be up in the air, but the anniversaries they mark are fixed in the calendar

Annie Morris, Sunil Gupta, Edmund de Waal and other artists reflect on what’s made them feel a little more positive this year

The painter discusses dancehalls, club music and drawing in the dark

John Betjeman’s nostalgic verse memoir was well served by its illustrators

The recent dismissal of two respected museum directors widens the gulf between the ministry of culture and the contemporary arts sector

Brilliant and charismatic, the British Museum curator was dedicated to sharing his passion for ancient Greece