HTSI writers choose the best tables, exhibitions, shopping and wellness destinations to start the year
The FT’s critics pick the cream of the crop, from film and TV to art exhibitions, theatre, dance, games, pop and classical music
Sir Chris Bryant says works must also remain a valuable part of the country’s soft power
Restoration of the biblical frescoes in the Scrovegni chapel reveals the Italian painter to be not just the maestro of human gesture and form but a brilliant botanical artist as well
From London to New York, the FT’s visual arts critics pick the most enticing shows of the year
The humble characters of the Nativity story have much to teach us about being open to ideas of spirituality
A Dutch financier’s collection of 19th-century flora and fauna has become a modern-day wunderkammer in Venice
Sacred architecture, enchanted artworks and the perfect Irish coffee
After five years of research, conservators have started hands-on work on the Rijksmuseum masterpiece
‘Make Way for Berthe Weill’ at the Grey Art Museum pays tribute to a pathbreaking figure in Paris’s avant-garde
Basquiat and Switzerland, Denzil Forrester’s journeys into dub, and more
The magical art of enchantment
The London museum’s Christmas show showcases a virtuoso whose masterpiece wowed even the invaders of Rome
A show sheds light on how Jean-Michel Basquiat’s trips to the Engadin Valley left their mark on his paintings
‘Anything But Simple’ focuses on the elaborate, ecstatic drawings made by the religious community’s women
HTSI’s philanthropy special focuses on fresh ideas to help familiar causes
With a facade constructed of 3,600 tiles, the dragon-shaped UCCA Clay puts Yixing firmly on the tourist map
Plus: a new fair for Dallas; Hong Kong gets expert adviser; and five-star ratings for London’s Airbnb pop-up
New York exhibition subtitled ‘Artists and the Body’ has breasts, curves and sutured wounds — but barely any men
The articles readers loved this week, from 50 of the year’s best watches to the transformative power of bespoke bedding
Where to see some of the most beautiful sacred art in the world
A bold new gallery provides a much-needed home for 20th-century Italian art
The founder of the eponymous shop on postcards, litter picking and the joy of being naked
Anti-apartheid photographer gets his due; steady sales at Art Basel Miami Beach; momentum builds for Miami artist
The artist’s pictures reflect tensions between generations in taste and values
