For 400 years, the Kano family dominated Japanese painting through its superior training and mastery of precious materials
Some of the best of the national pavilions, collateral events and satellite shows across the city
Whatever the outcome of the UK's general election, funding for museums will not increase. How can they adapt?
What's behind the current appetite for reinstalling, re-exhibiting, and restaging landmark shows?
The Fondation Custodia in Paris steps into the spotlight
The Whitney Museum of American Art is moving downtown, and its director Adam D. Weinberg has big plans for the new building and the collection
Politicians seem to be observing a blanket silence on the subject. Why?
A look at how the genre of the grotesque has unfolded from the Renaissance to the present day
An enlightening display of German rococo sculpture is full of style as well as substance
Matthias Frehner and David Lewis discuss the problematic bequest
John Curtis on the loss of Iraq's unique cultural heritage
Two impressive tapestries have been taken out of storage this Spring
As Iraq and its heritage suffer, we must seek out and celebrate the great Assyrian artefacts in our own museum collections
Can museum education programmes have a more radical purpose?
What is the cultural legacy of Louis XIV's extravagant reign?
We've picked a few highlights from the world’s premier marketplace for drawings
Tom Jeffreys reports from Helsinki on Amos Anderson's plans for a new gallery; Kiasma's reopening and exhibitions; and Päivi Takala's paintings of painting
A look at the satellite events staged in and around Maastricht
It’s all eyes on Maastricht as TEFAF opens for business, bringing together the world's leading dealers under the roof of the MECC
The Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played an instrumental role in the rise of the Impressionists
The single-artist museum
Mark Hallett on his long-term relationship with Joshua Reynolds
The Detroit Institute of Arts has known hard times in recent years. As he prepares to retire, director Graham W.J. Beal reflects on the museum’s recent struggles and successes
Tom Jeffreys on the changing nature of Finland’s art scene
