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Picasso’s  Guernica (1937) is among the most stinging visual protests against the horrors of war. In 2017 the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid launched ‘Rethinking Guernica’, an interactive digital resource that offers multiple routes through the vast body of research that has been conducted on the painting – from documentation of the creation of the work and its initial reception to the many interpretations it has since accrued. Gigapixel photography enables viewers to explore the canvas up close in normal light, ultraviolet, infrared and X-Ray. This month the museum announced that th...

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. Acquired by Charles I in 1623, the seven surviving cartoons for the tapestries Raphael completed for the Sistine Chapel have since 1865 been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Last year – the 500th anniversary of the Italian master’s death – the V&A embarked on a refurbishment to its Raphael Court, with the aim of presenting these scenes from the ...

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. Margel Hinder’s fluid abstractions in metal can be found installed in public spaces throughout Australia. But if her work is instantly recognisable, Hinder’s name – and her career as one of the country’s most prolific and original sculptors of the 20th century – is less well known. The Art Gallery of New South Wales is hosting the first major survey o...

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. The Uffizi in Florence is setting out to spice up our Sunday dinners with a masterpiece masterclass. Each week, in a series of episodes available to watch on the museum’s Facebook page, a celebrated Tuscan chef will present a new recipe inspired by paintings from the museum’s collection. Last week’s pilot saw TV chef Fabio Picchi offer a recipe for a ligh...

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. The city of Bilbao had a boom in the late 19th century, made prosperous by shipbuilding and trade. This show at the Guggenheim Bilbao (29 January–29 August) explores the work of Basque painters from the fin de siècle to the post-war era, and reveals how they were influenced by the different avant-gardes of the period. Panoramic views by 19th-century artists...