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Abu Dhabi: A Culture Capital

In partnership with Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi is set to transform the artistic and cultural landscape, both locally and globally, when it's completed in 2025.

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Bharti Kher unlocks female potential at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

In her most extensive UK exhibition to date, sculptor Bharti Kher wants women to realise their full potential.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

From tiny dolls with big personalities to a very modern take on the superhero genre and the historic bull-run in Spain, there's something for everyone in our round-up of the best cultural offerings for the week ahead.

Design

Barbie's 65th anniversary celebrated at London Design Museum

The show presents 250 objects from Barbie's world, including 180 dolls spanning seven decades.

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Art

Anthony McCall lights up London's Tate Modern

Anthony McCall is in the spotlight at London's Tate Modern with his first major exhibition at the gallery. The British artist is projecting beams of intense light through spaces filled with fine mist to create interactive sculptures that can be manipulated by visitors.

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Ex-British Museum boss wants foreigners to pay to see UK artefacts

The British Museum, Tate Modern and Science Museum are among the UK cultural institutions being encouraged to charge foreign visitors to see their treasures.

Art

Inside the Vatican’s eye-opening pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The exhibition, With my eyes, has sight and perception at its heart and controversially transforms the Vatican pavilion from a women's jail into a gallery.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

From big bubbles in Venice to a horrific cure for 18th century depression in 'The Devil's Bath' - there's lots of good stuff to sink into this week.

Art

Here's what to expect from this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

From a sculpted athletic torso pierced by metal rods to a skull adorned with glittering decorations, the Royal Academy's eclectic Summer Exhibition has something for everyone.

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Secrets of the Viking Völva revealed at Denmark’s National Museum

A new exhibition opening at Denmark’s National Museum is exploring the history and legacy of a mysterious female Viking sorceress, known as… the Völva.

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Swiss museum showcases 100 years of Black figurative painting

An ambitious exhibition, showcasing how artists have depicted everyday Black joy in painting over 100 years, has made its way from South Africa to Switzerland.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Austin Butler stars in a biker film, Naomi Campbell gets a V&A show, Paris goes freestyle in the park, and - wait a minute, are we getting a new Lana Del Rey song?

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Kragujevac celebrates the timeless Fića

Fans of the Fiat Zastava 750, also known as Fića, gathered in Kragujevac for an exhibition and drive.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Art Basel, Pixar's 'Inside Out 2', and a return to Westeros with a new series of 'House of the Dragon' - here's what to see, do and listen to this weekend.

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Celebrating the 'mischief' of London's carnival costumes

A collaborative exhibition by the Museum of British Folklore offers a peek behind the pearly buttons of London's vibrant folk communities.

Art

Art Basel exhibit features works by Keith Haring and Yayao Kusama

Unlimited, a showcase within the larger Art Basel event, is presenting a curated selection of monumental installations and large-scale artworks, including works from Keith Haring and Yayao Kusama.

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Martin Shkreli facing new lawsuit over world’s rarest album

The disgraced "pharma bro" has been accused of retaining digital copies and sharing recordings of the rarest album on earth - an album he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction.

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At Art Basel, art cannot be contained to the exhibition booth

June in Switzerland can only mean one thing: Art Basel. The world’s most prestigious art fair opens to the public on Thursday (13 June) – expect fields of wheat, unusual venues, and even an animatronic gorilla.

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Is James Bond taking over London’s secret WWII underground tunnels?

The once secret Kingsway Exchange Tunnels are set to be transformed into a cultural space and open to the public for the first time since World War II. And rumours are that a 007 exhibit is part of planned transformation of the tunnels into an underground museum.

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Meet the artist creating life-size animal sculptures from cardboard

Placing sustainability at the core of his artistic practice, Josh Gluckstein captures the raw emotions of endangered animals through his life-sized animal sculptures.