Recent weeks have seen another wave of downsizing and closures — but veterans and up-and-comers argue it’s too soon to write obituaries
Government confirms country will not be reimbursed for loss of jewels from Paris museum heist
Meet the leading lights of this year’s SaloneSatellite, Milan’s showcase for emerging talent
Nick Payne’s purgatorial drama at the Royal Court is relentless — but at its best, intensely moving
The actor and Sam Claflin star as father-and-son psychiatrists in this silly yet watchable thriller series
The university’s biggest building project is a work of non-committal classicism — but its subterranean concert hall is astonishing
A divorce inspired a move to a belle-époque cottage by the river Seine. A canny use of space and colour has turned it into a striking haven for a fresh start
The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2025 shows, including Kerry James Marshall’s The Histories and Lee Miller
Museums and collectors face increasingly unscrupulous kleptomaniacs — is a ‘Find My Picasso’ sensor the answer?
Les Arts Florissants and Amala Dianor Company joined forces at the Barbican Hall
Wide-ranging new series explores the Nigerian musician’s life, loves and rebel politics
Now on show in London, her photographs are a remarkable record of a receding rural world
Robbers drop imperial crown but flee with 8 other artefacts, says prosecutor
Not knowing whether art originated in someone’s heart or a data centre is a major enjoyment-killer
We’re all nasty women now
American photographer Sally Mann’s new book, ‘Art Work’, asks how an artist should live
Fame means nothing; sing for the room you’re in; slow down and listen. Patrick Freyne’s lyrical lessons for life
Influences range from west Africa to the Americas on the Israeli pianist and Cameroonian percussionist’s collaborative record
Designers making their first forays in the field are sublimely playful, mixing materials, shapes and genres
Conductor Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion deliver a performance on period instruments of high technical standards
A look at the new Fondation Cartier, a major Gerhard Richter retrospective, and the changing world of art theft. Plus interviews with Jeffrey Gibson and Erika Verzutti
Save energy, harness solar power and discover innovative new recyclables
Sex and death again feature strongly in songs that pick up where last year’s hit ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ left off
The Paris institution has closed for a major five-year renovation — but its tentacles span the globe, from Saudi Arabia to South Korea
Andrew Graham-Dixon creates a rich sense of the worlds Vermeer inhabited — but his speculations about the art are a stretch
