The 17 best exhibitions to see in 2025
Fill up your cultural calendar with glass sculptures, digital sea explorations and more at the world’s biggest and best exhibitions to see this year
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The world's 20 best cities for culture right now
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Venice is getting two brand-new art centres in May – here’s where to find them
From a ‘spontaneous and experimental’ organisation to a non-profit in a historic home, Venice’s art scene has got some intriguing newcomers
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Sony World Photography Awards 2025: The winning photos
The Sony World Photography Awards winners have been announced – here are all the champions from the professional categories
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It’s official: these are Europe’s music capitals in 2025
Based on the number of gig venues, festivals, nightclubs as well as ticket prices, a study has named Europe’s top hubs for getting your groove on
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One of the biggest Caravaggio shows in history is on in Rome until July
Curated to coincide with the city’s Jubilee, the exhibition includes celebrated works and recently rediscovered paintings, plus a never-seen-before ceiling...
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11 exhibitions worth travelling to Paris for this spring
From the work of Hockney to depictions of Cleopatra, Paris’s art calendar is packed with enticing exhibitions this season – here’s what we can’t wait to see
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The gritty German city named Europe’s live music capital for 2025
Based on the number of scheduled gigs, global monthly search trends and venue ratings
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Review: Thunderbolts*
Marvel’s band of misfits fight the blues in a team-up movie with a leftfield edge
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The 20 Best Vietnam War Movies Of All Time – As Ranked By A Military Historian
Fifty years on from the fall of Saigon, which Vietnam films get the war right?
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Interview: Star Wars showrunner Tony Gilroy on ‘Andor’ season 2
‘Who else is going to get this big a canvas to tell a story about revolution?’
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The 21 best Irish songs for St. Patrick’s Day
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The gritty German city named Europe’s live music capital for 2025
Based on the number of scheduled gigs, global monthly search trends and venue ratings
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Pitbull has just announced more European dates for his Party After Dark tour this summer
Mr Worldwide will be performing 15 dates in June – have your bald caps at the ready