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Practical guides to identifying artworks, getting more from museum visits, researching what you’ve seen, and writing about it.

Recognizing art

Recognizing art · 7 min

How to Identify a Painting From a Photo: 7 Methods That Actually Work

Whether it’s on a museum wall, in an old photo, or hanging in a thrift store, here’s how to put a name, an artist and a date to a painting, and what to do when the obvious tricks fail.

Visiting museums

Visiting museums · 4 min

The Best Art Exhibitions in London Right Now (November 2026)

Van Eyck’s portraits all in one room, Frida at Tate Modern, Renoir at the National Gallery and the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum (if you can get a ticket). Here’s what’s on and what closes first.

Visiting museums · 5 min

The Best Art Exhibitions in New York Right Now (November 2026)

Pollock and Krasner at the Met, Brancusi at MoMA, Pop at the Guggenheim and a new Vermeer conversation at the Frick. Here’s what’s on, what closes first, and what opens this month.

Visiting museums · 4 min

The Best Art Exhibitions in Paris Right Now (November 2026)

Monet’s centenary at the Orangerie, Mary Cassatt and the Statue of Liberty at the Orsay, a free Eva Gonzalès retrospective at the Petit Palais, and the venue mix-up to avoid. Here’s what’s on and what closes first.