With the Royal Academy the only UK institution now teaching connoisseurship, too many students of art history are missing out on learning an important skill

"In England, we still like to talk about the 'dissolution' of the monasteries as if it was a gentle process. Really, it was an annihilation," says Bendor Grosvenor

"There is evidently something about Holbein that resonates strongly with modern audiences"

Activists’ attacks on artworks do not further their causes—if they did, I would throw the soup myself

“Moored Boats”, the “gem in the crown of the Bourbon collection”, will be auctioned in Hong Kong

Other highlights include the dramatic recovery of a stolen painting and an astonishing donation

We uncover the tangled tale of the painting controversially sold off by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1972 and now in an Athens museum

Madame Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122, recalled meeting the artist as a child

Keen to capitalise on the social media channel's rising profile in the art world, the Peabody Essex Museum hired two dedicated creators in residence

The social media platform's lifestyle and education team has been offering services to companies like Sotheby's to help improve content and grow followings

Videos of bidding battles for the Queen frontman's possessions resulted in the auction house doubling its TikTok followers in less than a week

Many users are beginning to wonder if the platform's guidelines have any positive value

Jupiter Artland sculpture park boasts an expansive education programme, while studio-cum-community workshop Sculpture House in Paisley allows artists to socially engage with their surroundings

Both Women in Revolt and Acts of Creation treat maternity as a source of creativity, rather than a patriarchal trap or the enemy of good art

While there is no overarching theme, works dealing with the impact of conflict and the legacy of colonialism dominate the tenth edition of the city-wide event this year

Grizedale Arts combines creativity and hospitality in reopening region’s oldest inn

Make room in your suitcase for novelist Chibundu Onuzo’s must-read titles of the season

The London institution may have woken up to its responsibility of presenting its role in Britain’s imperial past. But please don't go back to sleep...

As this year's calendar gets under way—next stops, Delhi and Los Angeles—Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her experience at Frieze London to assess what these global events offer

How the "discovered" sculptor is building a history of Nigeria in steel

Sotheby’s reported plunge in earnings is part of a bigger picture

The almost certain Labour victory could have major impact on art buyers, who were restrained during the summer season

Christie’s was hit by ransomware hackers—and now by a class action suit

There are so many discoveries to be made at Adriano Pedrosa's international exhibition this year

Horrors of the artist's past are on display at Lévy Gorvy Dayan

Hauser & Wirth show conceived by Rashid Johnson shines light on the "collector friendly" Expressionist

At Gagosian, he trains his weapon of social satire on violence as a source of wealth

In two shows in New York, at 52 Walker and Gladstone, Jafa gets to the dark side of Black life

Artists have long mined cyberspace for inspiration, as two current exhibitions underscore

A series of exhibitions marking the 50th anniversary of the Spanish artist's death includes a show curated by comedian and Picasso-hater Hannah Gadsby

Architect Frank Gehry claimed his design for the Spanish satellite museum was neutral and would not compete with the art within—did he succeed?

The institution denies claims that it refused to allow the increasingly prominent Black performance artist Jade Montserrat to participate in a project for Tate Exchange

Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”

Recently, some major galleries have signed high-profile women, many of whom launched artistic careers long before the industry cared

Osman Yousefzada and nine others sold specially created prints, but Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory has yet to galvanise the industry

In our new series Reality Bites, we assess whether the art market's key players are addressing the urgent issues affecting the wider world