Features
Editor’s Letter: Italian museums are showing the strain
In his April Editor’s Letter, Thomas Marks asks ‘Was there ever a golden age for Italian Museums?’
Cover Story: April Apollo
Our April cover features a photograph of Matisse. He is ensconced in cut-out design, intent on working the line
Beyond TEFAF: What’s on around Maastricht
A look at some of the outstanding satellite shows being staged alongside TEFAF
Editor’s Letter: Two Jewel Boxes
Following MoMA’s expansion plans, is it time to ask whether large museums should look beyond themselves?
Cover Story: March Apollo
All eyes on the Mauritshuis… a striking detail from Rembrandt’s ‘The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp’ features on this month’s cover
Four Fake Exhibitions
Is there value in fake art? Several museums and galleries seem to think so, and have mounted exhibitions to prove it
Diary: February Apollo
Extract from our February Diary featuring Diana Campbell Betancourt on the Dhaka Art Summit (7–9 February)
Forum: February Apollo
Our February Forum asks ‘Have traditional museum and exhibition catalogues had their day?’
Editor’s Letter: Public Gestures
Should the public have a say in exhibition programming? The MFA in Boston seems to think so…
Cover Story: February Apollo
Our February cover ties in with Katy Barrett’s feature article on the resurgent interest in the cabinet of curiosities…
Explicit intent – the art of shunga in Japan
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
Tsar attractions – English silver at the Russian court
Early modern visitors to Moscow often brought silver to the tsar – which is why the Kremlin Armoury Museum holds a remarkable collection of pre-Restoration English silver
The eternal embrace: conserving the Tetnies sarcophagi
In July 2011, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, embarked on a two-year project to conserve two of its…
Forum: Is it ever justifiable to burn a fake?
Apollo’s March Forum asks what should be done with ‘fake’ paintings