Bruegel may have painted many peasants, but he was one of the most complex – and urbane – artists of his day
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
The reopened museum in Maryland raises the bar for what we can expect from private collections
The British artist was a key figure in the social research movement known as Mass Observation
A landmark exhibition puts the painter back where she belongs – at the heart of the Impressionist movement
A Cubist collage and a portrait of Dylan Thomas are among the top works acquired by public collections recently
The Met’s exhibition helps us understand a region that has always been hard to define, but there are many other stories to be told
An exhibition in Berlin has turned into a fitting tribute to the late artist and her inspiring attitude towards the world
After years of closure, the National Museum in Belgrade and MoCAB are both open again
Much of Walpole’s extensive collection is about to return to its original neo-gothic surroundings
An exhibition on the art of the Scottish poet reveals the impact that his friendship with the St Ives artists had on his own work
The country’s first design museum is taking a cosmopolitan approach to presenting the national story
The refurbished museum is filled with fascinating objects from New Wave typography to a Swiss railway clock
The museum housed in the former royal palace in Rio de Janeiro was once a symbol of national pride and progress
The Amos Rex brings together classic Finnish functionalism and a futuristic underground space
The pioneering space for contemporary art has reopened and transformed itself into a vital local centre
Five leading museum directors pick objects that should be seen by every child in America
To mark the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth, the Venetian artist is finally having a major exhibition in his hometown
How set designers and scene painters have beguiled audiences through the centuries
Three hundred years after the cabinet-maker’s birth, his name is still a byword for excellence
Forget the food … where can you go for a good interior, an artist-run hub, or some art worth looking at on the walls?
The discovery that Sargent made the journey with Alberto Falchetti sheds new light on both artists
The London museum’s outstanding ethnographic collections finally have a fitting home
The Terra Foundation’s year-long cultural programme shines a spotlight on the ‘third coast’ of America
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
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