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New York’s Met plans a major show opening next May, with some of his greatest landscapes of Provence

UK museum now seeking loans to save blockbuster show of Modern art, after collaboration with Russia rejected

Plans to make the Grade I-listed museum wing more accessible and sustainable, described by some leading architects as "ill-judged" and "insensitive", approved by Westminster planning committee

Painstaking restoration of Italian master’s revered painting reveals its full glory once more

Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel

Architect Edward Jones weighs in on the museum's controversial redevelopment plans

In the letter for our November issue, editor Alison Cole reflects on the tumultuous times of two London institutions

Gabriele Finaldi responds to criticism over the gallery's proposed redesign for the Sainsbury Wing

Plus, Hauser & Wirth's new restaurant gets royal approval

The environmental group Just Stop Oil says it attacked the painting in response to the UK government’s inaction on the cost-of-living and climate crises

From Cezanne's love of Provence at Tate Modern to cracking the Ancient Egyptian code at the British Museum

The campaign group, Just Stop Oil, has targeted famous works at Kelvingrove, Courtauld and Manchester Art Gallery

All you ever wanted to know about Raphael, from a page-turner monograph to a tome of his “irresistible” drawings—selected by the art historian David Ekserdjian

“Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers” at the National Gallery will be presented in themes, tracing the story of his stay in Provence

Star loans include The Bedroom, Garden of the Asylum and—of course—the exhibition will show the museum's own Sunflowers

A bicentenary renovation project makes the London museum play a tricky game of musical chairs with its collection

Inspired by the ever-popular internet guessing game Wordle, Artle challenges your art historical knowledge with images from the National Gallery's vast collection

Victoria and Albert Museum is last major UK institution to retain the donors' name on its building, despite settlement agreement allowing its removal

Plus, the exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories opens in Washington and Raphael's late self-portrait at London's National Gallery

The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, which will travel to London’s National Gallery later this year, highlights works inspired by the artist’s journeys

Delayed anniversary show of the Old Master at London's National Gallery will take things back to basics, allowing visitors to see the artist’s genius afresh

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Donna Haraway to David Hockney

Mixing the new with the old requires care as the Venice Biennale is sure to attest

Heir to the throne self-isolates hours after attending events at the National Gallery and British Museum

The American artist and filmmaker discusses the music and artists and cultural experiences that have shaped him most

Presenting beauty without the schmaltz is a challenge worth undertaking, as the delayed Raphael show at London's National Gallery will demonstrate

Benefactors of his gifts include London's National Gallery, Tate Britain, Dulwich Picture Gallery, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum and the Royal Opera House

Early copy of The Feast of the Rose Garlands in National Gallery exhibition includes a fly on the lap of the Virgin