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?’

1 Apr 2014

Cover Story: April Apollo

Our April cover features a photograph of Matisse. He is ensconced in cut-out design, intent on working the line

31 Mar 2014

Beyond TEFAF: What’s on around Maastricht

A look at some of the outstanding satellite shows being staged alongside TEFAF

14 Mar 2014

Forum: Is it ever justifiable to burn a fake?

Apollo’s March Forum asks what should be done with ‘fake’ paintings

4 Mar 2014

Editor’s Letter: Two Jewel Boxes

Following MoMA’s expansion plans, is it time to ask whether large museums should look beyond themselves?

27 Feb 2014

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

25 Feb 2014

Four Fake Exhibitions

Is there value in fake art? Several museums and galleries seem to think so, and have mounted exhibitions to prove it

4 Feb 2014

Diary: February Apollo

Extract from our February Diary featuring Diana Campbell Betancourt on the Dhaka Art Summit (7–9 February)

4 Feb 2014

Forum: February Apollo

Our February Forum asks ‘Have traditional museum and exhibition catalogues had their day?’

2 Feb 2014

Editor’s Letter: Public Gestures

Should the public have a say in exhibition programming? The MFA in Boston seems to think so…

28 Jan 2014

Cover Story: February Apollo

Our February cover ties in with Katy Barrett’s feature article on the resurgent interest in the cabinet of curiosities…

27 Jan 2014
Fukujusõ (Adonis Flower)

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

1 Nov 2013

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

26 May 2013
Relief depicting Ramtha Vishnai and Arnth Tetnies flanked by attendants; Ramtha Vishnai and Arnth Tetnies sarcophagus. Etruscan; Volcanic tuff.

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…