Hail, the Conquering Hero
In Salzburg, the French countertenor Christophe Dumaux stuns as Handel’s Julius Caesar
Let Them Eat Cake!
From fans to feathers, paintings to pumps, an exhibition in London traces the evolution of Marie Antoinette’s tastes in fashion and decoration
Maria Veerasamy’s Guide to Stockholm
The C.E.O. of the Swedish interior design company Svenskt Tenn shares her favorite spots in her adopted city
Renaissance Woman
In Milan, Italy’s first-ever Leonora Carrington show traces the influence of the country’s old masters on the British-Mexican Surrealist
Emily Adams Bode Aujla’s Guide to New York
The fashion designer shares her go-to spots in her adopted city
Close Encounters
In London, the contemporary artist Mona Hatoum honors Alberto Giacometti with an exhibition exploring their mutual fascination with the psychological effects of violence
The Italian Job
Masterminded by Peter Sellars, the Paris Opéra premiere of Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda
Anne Berest’s Guide to Brittany
The French writer shares her favorite spots in Finistère, the region at the heart of her latest novel
Poetry in Motion
More than 100 of William Blake’s drawings, prints, and paintings go up in New Haven, showcasing the British poet’s visionary talent for blending art and language
100 Years of the Photo Booth
Beloved by everyone from Andy Warhol to J.F.K., it’s a novelty whose novelty never wore off
Bowie in Aspic
From rejection letters to annotated Berlin menus, David Bowie saved it all. Now more than 90,000 artifacts are headed to the Victoria and Albert Museum, offering unprecedented insight into the Starman and his method
A Library Grows in Tuscany
Beatrice Monti della Corte has been welcoming writers to her villa outside Florence for years. Now she’s unveiling a two-story library next door
Marcantonio Brandolini d’Adda’s Guide to Venice
The Italian glassware designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown
Force of Nature
An exhibition of still-life paintings by Rachel Ruysch goes up in Boston, honoring the Dutch artist whose fame in the 18th century rivaled that of Rembrandt
Blame Canada
The Toronto International Film Festival has propelled the Hollywood hype machine for the past 50 years. Here are the newest causes for excitement
The Echo of Art Deco
The architectural style was born 100 years ago. Its influence remains undiminished
The Queen’s Gambit
Meyerbeer’s Ozymandian masterpiece Les Huguenots
Helen Rice’s Guide to Charleston
The artist, shopkeeper, and co-founder of the branding agency Fuzzco shares her favorite spots in her hometown
Both Sides Now
Meet Harriet Walter, master-mistress of Shakespearean voices, now onstage in Bath
Water Falling at Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright’s greatest achievement is suffering from a bad case of nominative determinism
Chez Picasso
From the Côte d’Azur to the Rue des Grands-Augustins, a new exhibition in Dublin maps the artist’s career through the various French homes where he worked
Inside “the Playpen”
Booze, jet packs, “Join, or Die” flags, and the occasional severed limb: welcome to Chicago’s most controversial party spot
Laufey
With her new album, A Matter of Time, the 26-year-old Icelandic-Chinese singer, known for blending jazz into pop music, leaves behind the innocent image that once defined her
