Charitable efforts to end prostitution in 18th-century London took many forms, and left behind some remarkable objects
The painters of New Spain have been misunderstood for centuries, but their work seems to be entering the mainstream at last
With the Istanbul Biennial comes a host of exciting satellite exhibitions around the city
He'll be remembered as a wordsmith, but Ashbery was also a brilliant art critic, collector, and artist with a gift for seeing
Paleoart and dioramas are designed to depict prehistory and the natural world – but what they really reveal are our own hopes and fears
This month's acquisitions include a major collection of African art, a treasure from Queen Victoria's personal collection, and a beautiful 18th-century landscape
Tang was well known as an entrepreneur, a socialite, and a columnist; he was also a leading art collector and patron of the arts
In the decade since it opened, the collection has emerged as a frontrunner among Italy’s contemporary cultural foundations
Collector, dealer, novelist, art historian, culture minister, conservationist – André Malraux's influence still looms large
The city's cultural ambitions are growing in the run-up to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage
Studio potters continue to push the boundaries of their medium in Britain
For Inti Ligabue collecting tribal and oceanic art is a way of telling stories about the cultures the objects come from
Millions were displaced and hundreds of thousands killed in the Partition of India. Seventy years on, a new museum addresses the tragedy
There are plenty of events opening in the coming months, from Bamako's photography festival to the sprawling, 'borderless' BienalSur
Is D.H. Lawrence's account of the archaeological sites of Etruria still relevant today?
Edinburgh’s museums and galleries provide respite from the onslaught of the Fringe
This month's acquisitions include a rare portrait by Richard Wilson, the Edward Hopper archive and an exceptional group of drawings
The founding president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust has died at the age of 89
Once, they provided the stones that built Paris. Now, the disused quarries of Saint-Maximin are being transformed into venues for art
A huge collection of Diane Arbus photographs heads for Ontario, and the Getty finally gets its Parmigianino
New York’s Public Art Fund celebrates its 40th birthday with commissions by Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor
Highlights include a Jean Dubuffet retrospective in Amsterdam and a Mexican Old Master in New York
An exhibition at the Getty will examine artistic exchange in the ancient Americas – and a time when feathers were more valuable than gold
The Guggenheim explores French mystical symbolism – and looks beyond the famous figure of Joséphin Péladan
