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• Cortona On The Move 2025: Beautiful Country Examines Italy's Fractures Through Photography festival-fair

  The 2025 edition of Cortona On The Move, titled 'Beautiful Country' and curated by Renata Ferri, shifts from traditional reportage toward contemporary research, presenting 34…

• Betty Tchomanga's 'Histoire(s) décoloniale(s) #Autoportrait' at Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales festival-fair

  Choreographer Betty Tchomanga, born to a Cameroonian father and a French mother, draws on her family history to create works that weave personal narrative with postcolonial…

• Paris to Host E-sport World Cup in Summer 2026 After Riyadh Relocation festival-fair

  The E-sport World Cup, originally scheduled for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will now take place in Paris from July 6 to August 23, 2026. The decision, announced by the E-sport…

• Ali Chahrour's 'When I saw the sea' at Holland Festival 2026 honors enslaved women in Lebanon festival-fair

  Lebanese choreographer and director Ali Chahrour presents 'When I saw the sea' at the Holland Festival 2026, running June 10–14 at Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam. The performance…

• Bregenz Festival stages first 'Freischütz' on lake stage festival-fair

  The Bregenz Festival is presenting Carl Maria von Weber's opera 'Der Freischütz' for the first time on its floating lake stage. The production features a half-sunken village set…

• NeoCon 2026: Chicago acoge la feria de mobiliario corporativo más grande del mundo festival-fair

  NeoCon 2026, la feria de interiores comerciales más grande del mundo, se celebrará del 7 al 10 de junio en The Mart de Chicago, con más de 50,000 asistentes y 450 marcas…

• Nicola Costantino Named Guest Artist for ARTESANTANDER 2026 festival-fair

  Argentine artist Nicola Costantino (Rosario, 1964) will be the guest artist at the 34th edition of ARTESANTANDER, held July 2–5, 2026 at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de…

• Chanel and Tribeca Celebrate Through Her Lens Program at Annual Luncheon festival-fair

  On Friday afternoon, Chanel and Tribeca celebrated the 12th anniversary of their Through Her Lens initiative with a luncheon at The Greenwich Hotel in New York, which focuses on…

• Medina Triennial debuts in upstate New York village with $2m budget festival-fair

  The inaugural Medina Triennial opens June 6 through September 7, 2026, in Medina, a village of 6,000 in Western New York. Unlike typical art triennials, it was initiated by the…

• Copenhagen Design Week 2026: Sustainability, Reissues, and Independent Shows festival-fair

  Copenhagen Design Week 2026, centered around 3daysofdesign, is evolving with a focus on sustainability, circular design, and collaborative exhibitions. Independent offshoot Other…

• Selvatica 2026 in Biella: Audubon, Photography, and Ecological Art festival-fair

  The Selvatica festival is returning to Biella, Italy, marking its eleventh edition. Organized by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Biella and others, the festival features a…

• London galleries adapt with new models amid market pressures festival-fair

  The gallery landscape in London is experiencing a transformation, grappling with a sluggish market, increasing expenses, and evolving collector preferences. Despite notable…

• NYC Tape Fair Celebrates Cassette Culture in Bushwick festival-fair

  The NYC Tape Fair, founded by Ricardo Marrero and Anthony Morton, took place at Selva in Bushwick, drawing collectors and vendors from across New York City. The event was created…

• Milo Rau's 'Republic of Gods' at Wiener Festwochen festival-fair

  Milo Rau, director of the Wiener Festwochen for nearly three years, has programmed the 2025 edition under the motto 'Republic of Gods,' focusing on a new spirituality. The…

• Lisbon Design Week 2026: Craft, Color, and Contemporary Design Across the City festival-fair

  From May 27 to May 31, 2026, the fourth edition of Lisbon Design Week transformed the Portuguese capital into a lively center for modern craft, collectible design, ceramics,…

• Prada Mode 14th Edition Launches at Katz's Deli and Chelsea Hotel in New York festival-fair

  Prada Mode, the Italian label's roving cultural platform, kicked off its 14th edition in New York with events at two iconic locations: Katz's Deli and The Chelsea Hotel. On…

• Anne-Solène Rolland on fashion as gateway to art history at Fontainebleau festival festival-fair

  Anne-Solène Rolland, director general of the Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA), gave an interview to Le Monde about the upcoming Festival d'histoire de l'art de…

• UnArchive Found Footage Fest 4th Edition Transforms Trastevere festival-fair

  The fourth UnArchive Found Footage Fest, hosted by AAMOD, unfolded over six days in the Trastevere area of Rome, utilizing various churches, cinemas, and historic venues. Directed…

• Nigel Planer recalls 'extraordinary' Rik Mayall at comedy festival festival-fair

  Nigel Planer, who played Neil in The Young Ones, spoke at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. He promoted his book Young…

• Villa Medici's Festival des Cabanes Returns with Ephemeral Micro-Architectures festival-fair

  The fifth edition of the Festival des Cabanes transforms the gardens of Villa Medici in Rome into a haven of temporary micro-architectures, exploring reuse and the relationship…

• London Gallery Weekend 2026: Top Exhibitions from Anne Imhof to Paul P festival-fair

  The London Gallery Weekend 2026 is scheduled for 5–7 June, featuring a variety of significant exhibitions. At Maureen Paley, Paul P's 'The Fugitive Marvels of Sunset' runs until…

• Ircam's ManiFeste opens with choral electronic concert by Justé Janulyté festival-fair

  The ManiFeste festival at Ircam in Paris opened with a concert for a cappella choir and electronics, featuring a work by Lithuanian composer Justé Janulyté that caused a…

• London Gallery Weekend 2026 Brings Together 126 Galleries Citywide festival-fair

  London Gallery Weekend returns for its sixth edition from 5–7 June 2026, with 126 galleries across the capital. The event transforms the city into a network of interconnected…

• Kapelle Petra 30th Anniversary Concert at Hamm800 Festival festival-fair

  German band Kapelle Petra will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special open-air concert called kAPEllE 30 SOMMA on July 25, 2026, in Hamm's Kurhausgarten. The event is part…

• Sex Pistols to Perform at Tollwood Summer Festival in Munich festival-fair

  The Sex Pistols, known for their radical and uncompromising provocation, will perform at the Tollwood Summer Festival in Munich on July 6. The lineup includes original members…

• Barbara Butch Curates 25th Nuit Blanche in Paris festival-fair

  DJ Barbara Butch will orchestrate the 25th edition of Nuit Blanche in the Île-de-France region on Saturday, June 6, 2026. The theme of the all-night contemporary art event is…

• Primavera dei Teatri 2026 Opens with Melancholic Tone festival-fair

  The Primavera dei Teatri festival, which has been running for 26 years thanks to Scena Verticale in a part of Italy without theaters, carries a heavy mood in its 2026 iteration.…

• AFTRS 2026 Digital Futures Summit: Regenerate festival-fair

  The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) will host its sixth annual Digital Futures Summit on 25 June 2026, a free online event themed 'Regenerate'. The summit…

• I BENAU: Spain's First Biennial on Architecture Business Models festival-fair

  The inaugural I Bienal Española del Negocio de la Arquitectura y Urbanismo, known as I BENAU, has launched, emphasizing the business dimensions of architecture. Spearheaded by…

• Hamptons Summer 2026 Art Guide: Nomad Debut, Fairs, and Exhibitions festival-fair

  The traveling collectible design fair, Nomad, is set to make its US debut at The Watermill Center in the Hamptons from June 25 to 28, 2026, under the direction of Nicolas…

• CSM BA 2026: Peckham Parking Garage Becomes Runway for 40 Designers festival-fair

  Central Saint Martins moved its BA graduate show from King's Cross to a Peckham parking garage for the first time in 15 years. The July 2025 event featured 40 designers from at…

• Edinburgh Festivals Propose Unified Ticket Platform to Offset Funding Cuts festival-fair

  All 11 Edinburgh festivals, including the international festival, book festival, and film festival, plan to launch a single box office to simplify ticket purchasing and leverage…

• Designers at Milan Design Week 2026 Discuss Temporary Dreamscapes as Prototypes for the Future festival-fair

  At Milan Design Week 2026, designboom hosted a conversation titled 'Temporary Dreamscapes: Immersive Realities as Prototypes for Alternate Futures' within the ROOM FOR DREAMS…

• Setouchi Triennale: Art as Catalyst for Japan's Island Revitalization festival-fair

  Since its inception in 2010, the Setouchi Triennale has emerged as an exemplary model for revitalizing regions through contemporary art across a dozen islands in Japan's Seto…

• Museum Mile Festival Returns for 48th Year on Fifth Avenue festival-fair

  On June 9, the Museum Mile Festival will take place, transforming Fifth Avenue into a vibrant, open-air event with complimentary entry to around eight major museums. The…

• Venice Climate Week 2026 Opens, Linking Sustainability with Biennale Themes festival-fair

  The second edition of the Venice Climate Week runs from June 3 to June 8, 2026, under the theme "Planet Aqua, Planet Peace." Over one hundred international delegates, scientists,…

• Weekend Cultural Events in Paris: June 5-7, 2026 festival-fair

  This weekend in Paris is packed with a variety of cultural happenings. At the Maison de la culture du Japon, visitors can explore Kazuo Kitai's first French retrospective, titled…

• Como Car Week 2026: Vision BMW Alpina, Brabus Bodo, and Bizzarrini Centenario debut festival-fair

  The 2026 edition of Como Car Week (15-17 May) featured two major events: the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este and Fuoriconcorso. BMW Group's design director Adrian van Hooydonk…

• Tbilisi Art Fair Showcases Georgian Artists and Regional Heritage festival-fair

  The fifth Tbilisi Art Fair ran from May 21 to 24 at Expo Georgia, featuring over 30 galleries from Georgia and nearby countries like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan,…

• Kulapat Yantrasast Appointed Artistic Director of Bukhara Biennial 2027 festival-fair

  Kulapat Yantrasast, the founder of WHY Architecture, has been appointed the artistic director for the 2027 Bukhara Biennial, set to take place in Bukhara, Uzbekistan from…