Brief encounters: Undressed at the V&A
From Queen Victoria’s mother’s pantaloons to Kim Kardashian’s ‘butt-lifters’ – an exhibition about the history of underwear explores the beautiful and bizarre inventions beneath our clothes
Museums
Design Museum aims for Tate Modern effect in new home, says director
Design and architecture museum in London’s Kensington will be three times the size of old Thameside location with permanent collection free for first time
Damien Hirst and Picasso: coming soon to a National Gallery near you?
Gabriele Finaldi is right. The Tate shouldn’t have exclusive access to 20th-century art. It’s time to end these closed-minded historical art wars
Warhol goes unseen but life’s a beach for Martin Parr – the week in art
The pop master shows his sly side, Calder prizewinners display poise, and the great British photographer heads on holiday – all in your weekly art dispatch
50 David Bowie moments
From suburban London schoolboy to a musical colossus, snapshots of David Bowie’s kaleidoscopic life
10 of the best new museums
After an alternative to the usual museum trips? This roundup of new and improved exhibition spaces and galleries should be just the ticket