Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.
Overpainted images hidden inside Raphael's 16th-Century Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn show how the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men.
The boots worn by astronauts on the Artemis missions will need to protect them from difficult terrain and extreme temperatures, but what about the prints they leave behind?
For centuries, The Triumph of Bacchus was misattributed then hidden – now it is at the centre of a major exhibition. Here are five groundbreaking artworks wrongly attributed to men.
Metamorphoses, an ancient compendium of Greek myths, has surprising parallels with contemporary concerns, from climate change to gender-based violence.
From shop rails to gallery walls, the late New York artist's distinctive humanoid figures are ubiquitous these days – but some worry his work's real meaning is being lost.
Find out how the ornate ceramics known as Iznik tiles hold the key to a forgotten golden age of Turkish art.
The BBC gets access to Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room' under the Medici Chapel in Florence.
Why legendary crime photographer Weegee offers a crucial lens to understand the American psyche.
The 'Shahmaran', half-woman and half-snake, is a mythical figure popular in the folklore of Turkey.
Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a decorative 10th-Century treasure at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art.
Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a modern designer's take on Doha's Museum of Islamic Art's collection.
The funding comes as part of the government's £1.5bn Arts Everywhere Fund.
Alison Lapper from Worthing, in Sussex is displaying her latest artwork in a London exhibition.
For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.
A new 50-metre-wide mural in York showcases the importance of the River Foss to the city.
The painter quit her teaching job in 2006 after one of her pupils was murdered.
The sketches by Ernest Howard Shepard depict scenes that were never published in the final book.
The singer bought several items designed by Glasgow artist Anita Glass and wanted to tell her how much she liked them.
The exhibition features reflections from Bradford's Equity Partnership.
Andy Dowler says he was an electrician until needing a new career after he was blinded in one eye.
The show at the Barbican Music Library celebrates 1996 and includes Mel B's leopard-print catsuit
One of the charity draw organisers tells BBC Radio 4's Front Row about calling the painting's new owner.
"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris.
The venues include museums, art galleries and library services across the region.
Details of the Arts Connect programme are shared at the Houses of Parliament.
More than 300 pieces in the Isle of Man Arts Council's modern and contemporary artworks are digitised.
