From the surreal sights of Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern to the trompe l’oeils and Parisian scenes of Louis-Léopold Boilly at the National Gallery

A wave of innovative exhibition design has graced our museums in recent years. What are the keys to holding the viewer’s gaze?

From exquisite Elizabethan portrait miniatures at the National Portrait Gallery to Franz West's playful sculptures at Tate Modern

Moral painting of Venus and Cupid by the German Renaissance master shows the young god of desire being attacked by bees

From Diane Arbus's intimate portraits of street life at the Hayward Gallery to a window into the future at the Whitechapel Gallery

Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery uses a distinctive layout to encourage visitors to get up close to US photographer’s early 35mm works

From Don McCullin's powerful war photography at Tate Britain to a last chance to see Lorenzo Lotto's insightful portraits at the National Portrait Gallery

Two exhibitions to be held at the Rijksmuseum this year will provide a cohesive overview of Rembrandt’s life and work

From the dazzling dresses of Dior at the V&A to the grim reality of how architecture can affect your health at the Wellcome Collection

From Pierre Bonnard's colours-turned-up-to-11 at Tate Modern to Bill Viola's dust up with Michelangelo at the Royal Academy of Arts

From Grace Wales Bonner's group show at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery to a last chance to see Christian Marclay's The Clock at Tate Modern

From Condo’s gathering of 52 galleries to a last chance to take a dip into Elmgreen & Dragset’s world at the Whitechapel Gallery

Major Leonardo and Rembrandt anniversaries mean a wealth of shows focusing on the Old Masters, but Tintoretto, the Bauhaus or even Bill Viola could be dark horses

In 2018, curators turned into sleuths to track down works that belonged to some of history’s greatest—but often flawed—collectors

The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget

The upper panel in the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo was only recently re-attributed to the Italian Renaissance master

From Thomas Gainsborough's family portraits—including his pet dogs—at the National Portrait Gallery to "sexual warfare" at Goldsmiths CCA

From the treasures of an Assyrian king at the British Museum to Lorenzo Lotto’s insightful portraits at the National Gallery

From the erotic drawings of Klimt and Schiele at the Royal Academy to a last chance to see two hard-hitting shows by Mika Rottenberg and Hannah Perry

Among the works on show are an exploration of the steel industry and its workers, a film about Jean Genet and the Black Panthers, and a close look at military bases and satellites

From the idealistic beauty of Edward Burne-Jones to the dystopian nightmares of Cold War Steve

“Miniature retrospective” at the Ashmolean will focus on recent works, such as the US artist’s Gazing Ball series

From a “once in a lifetime” show of Henry Walpole's reunited treasures to a final chance to see a Michael Jackson thriller at the National Portrait Gallery

From Anni Albers' textile masterclass at Tate Modern, to an exploration of artist couples at the Barbican

Exhibition to include works made using signature pyrotechnic technique inspired by Renaissance flora in the Florence museum’s collection

British photographer’s largest exhibition to date will inaugurate space opened by culture magazine Elephant

Exhibition at The Store X includes works by 21 artists made in the 21st century

From key video pieces courtesy of the New Museum to 17th-century depictions of martyred saints à la Ribera

The UK artist’s solo show at Somerset House remembers a collaborator after his suicide, and also explores how we process grief and trauma

Our selection of works is guaranteed to have you showing some emotion